“We have borrowed the concept of the “training scale” from classical dressage but have adapted it to fit the Cowboy Dressage horse and rider.The “scale” or “tree” (as we call it) illustration is so apt because it not only illustrates the lineal progression of training but the relative time that is spent in training at each step. Only the horse can tell you if that relative time translates to months or years, but you can bet a successful “tree” starts with much more time spent on the ground than in the saddle”.

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