Comments for Terri Miller: On Paintings, Photos and Dressage

Comment on Dancing in the Rain at Wiesbaden by Alli Farkas

Alli Farkas — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:18:49 +0000

Funny how the rain in the light reminds me of confetti–appropriate for a celebration I would think!

Comment on Dancing in the Rain at Wiesbaden by Phyllis LeBlanc

Phyllis LeBlanc — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:56:19 +0000

Incredible photos Terri, glad you stuck it out in the rain to share these with us! Thank you.

Comment on From Jumper Derby to Dressage Derby by terrimiller

terrimiller — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:20:40 +0000

I’ve always thought that the intercollegiate format is a really good way to learn how to ride a lot of different kinds of horses! And I’m really impressed by the folks who can catch ride a horse with as many “buttons” as an FEI horse with the proficiency that I saw at Hamburg.

Comment on From Jumper Derby to Dressage Derby by Alli Farkas

Alli Farkas — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:36:03 +0000

Would love to see one of these! Have always been amazed at how the intercollegiate riders have to ride whatever horse the hosting venue provides. It takes me about three 1-hour rides to figure out a new horse. Which means I won’t be doing derbies any time soon

Comment on The Hamburg Derby by RiderWriter

RiderWriter — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:05:49 +0000

What a wonderfully-written article – makes you feel like you’re there! I have watched some video of the Derby, and it truly is unreal. I don’t know how anybody gets around it at ALL, never mind with a few faults. If I was a horse I’d be thinking, “NOT TODAY, thankyouverymuch!” Can’t blame ‘em for going under the RR Crossing, either – that’s hilarious and totally understandable.

I think I’ll go watch some more video now…

Comment on The Hamburg Derby by Excitement! | Asia Brown

Excitement! | Asia Brown — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:21:54 +0000

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Comment on The Hamburg Derby by terrimiller

terrimiller — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:30:12 +0000

Alli – part of me agrees with you, and part of me wants to be on the kind of horse that could do that!
Gail – when I see an atmosphere like this one, it boggles my mind how brave horses can be for us.
JNG – thanks! I don’t understand much German, and because there isn’t much English language press about the Derby I didn’t have any idea what I was about to see until I looked out over the course on Sunday. There were about 20k spectators on the grounds, and the Derby is televised live throughout Germany. But even researching the history of the Derby there is very little written in English about it. If you have someone who can translate (or even if you don’t) this is a cool video that has some great historic Derby footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6egaRI1Fsj8

Comment on The Hamburg Derby by Alli Farkas

Alli Farkas — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:01:21 +0000

Holy smokers! Glad I switched to dressage! Cavaletti don’t scare me

Comment on The Hamburg Derby by JNG

JNG — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:26:44 +0000

Reblogged this on Back to the Barn and commented: First of all, we should attend this event someday as spectators. Second of all, how fricking cool would it be to ride this course? And to have a horse with the heart to tackle it?

Comment on The Hamburg Derby by JNG

JNG — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:12:01 +0000

Great post! There is not enough written about the Hamburg Derby in English – I don’t understand why! This is an epic event that deserves international coverage. Thank you!