How do you plan to grow the sport in Georgia in 2016? Placing 5th Level 1 test 2, 6th basic level 3. Making my goal to go to the WDAA World Show in 2015 was another fun and rewarding experience. Meagen and Truly Unsurpassed winning high point and the trophy that year and the following year winning high point and trophy again under my coaching. At that time I had been training Truly Unsurpassed and my student Meagen Pass we entered the show. When the Spring Classic put the Western Dressage classes for open riders in Conyers, Georgia, I was on board. What’s been your most rewarding experience with Western Dressage? My clinics consist of horseless rider, demonstration, and horseback clinics teaching correct balanced riding. It takes a lot of hours of discipline and training to be competitive at Western Dressage. It surprises me that riders think that they can just go out and ride Western Dressage because it’s in a Western saddle and assume it would be easy. What’s the most surprising thing you’ve learned from Western Dressage? Right now on my horse, Truly Unsurpassed, I use a snaffle bit and plain Western saddle. What kind of bit/tack do you use in the Western Dressage arena? I like to show in my Western hat but I always wear my helmet when training. I study my test on paper and on foot then on the horse. Where is X? Where do you start and finish your circles etc… How do you memorize a test? Not studying the geometry of the arena. You can have a great ride but if your geometry is off, you lose points. What’s the most common mistake you see people make in the Western Dressage show ring? I work with riders to build confidence to start riding or to ride again. I am straightforward to the point but I also want to keep it fun. I like to analyze the riders to see where they are in their riding skills and then I help them build on what they know. How would you describe your Western Dressage training style? What’s the one thing you would tell anyone considering competing in Western Dressage? What sort of rider excels at Western Dressage?Īnyone that has the desire to improve the communication and partnership with their horse and a lot of practice. I went to the World Show and competed this year and I saw all shapes and size horses competing and doing very well. I can’t say what type of horse excels, but to say all horses can benefit from Western Dressage. What sort of horse excels at Western Dressage? I have continued to study, go to clinics and I also get lessons to help improve my skills. For over 25 years instructing, coaching and competing in many disciplines English and Western, it only makes sense for me to love the new sport of Western Dressage and to call myself a Western Dressage trainer and instructor.
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I was so proud of my horse.Īt around 23 years old I started taking Dressage lessons to learn how to correctly ride with balance and communication. That was my first show - had a great time. When we were ready to show I had to ride her to the show seven miles away. I didn’t have money for lessons so I had no choice but to teach myself. My grade mare, Lady, was my guinea pig for Western events.
When I was 13 years old, I started reading how-to-train-your horse books and magazines. Raced through the soybean fields like Kentucky Derby race horses, trail rode for miles, we would made our own trails and never had any fear of what could happen to us. Trained our ponies to lay down, bow without knowing how we did it. We pretended to be cowboys and Indians, knights in shining armor so we could save the queen. The first 23 years of my life my sisters and I owned horses and learned to ride by the seat of our pants. Describe your personal journey to become a Western Dressage trainer. It feels natural for me to teach Western Dressage. How should people contact you?įor over 25 years of training, coaching, showing, English and Western disciplines I have incorporated traditional dressage. Where do you give lessons or provide training?īalanced Riding Stables in Calhoun, Georgia and freelance lessons/training. Below is a question and answer session with Nancy about her Western Dressage journey. Nancy Conley is a Western Dressage Association of America Train the Trainer graduate. She is also the newly elected Vice President of the Western Dressage Association of Georgia. Nancy Conley and Truly Unsurpassed competed at the 2015 WDAA World Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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