Morgan Dressage Association Educational Articles

Dec. 4, 2007, the lives of MDA member, Terry Johnson and her husband, Brinden, changed dramatically when heavy rain in the Pacific Northwest caused severe flooding on their Dream Morgans farm in Chehalis, Washington. Click here.

Would you like to know how to make a better connection with your mare and her new foal? Katrina Crie give you some tips. Click here.

Could your Morgan have PSSM? Learn more about this condition from Karen J. Wolfsheimer, DVM, Ph.D, who has learned how to treat her own Morgan. Click here.

Do you want to shoot videos for training, sales, promotion or just to have a record of your horse and your ride? If so, follow profossional vidoegrapher and MDA member Jackie Smith's tips for professional-looking videos. Click here.

So - you want to start competing your Morgan at the "BIG dressage shows," a.k.a. recognized or AHSA/USDF sanctioned shows. What do you do? Successful FEI rider and trainer Cathy Echternach gives you some tips. Click here.

Two dressage riders - one who earned the first AMHA Gold Medallion given in dressage, the other the most recent winner - emphasized the advantages of the Morgan temperament for dressage during two workshops at the AMHA Convention in Atlanta. To read a report on their workshops, Click here. To learn more about the overall MDA effort at the 2000 convention, Click here.

Are you struggling to find relaxation with your Morgan dressage horse? Barb Putnam gives some tips. Click here.

Are you searching for your ideal Morgan for dressage? Cathy Echterach discusses the attributes for a Morgan suitable for dressage. Click here.to find out more.

Can dressage help every horse and rider, regardless of discipline? Four horsewomen who have found success with Morgans say yes. Click here to read what they had to say.

Big Bend Doc Davis left a lasting legacy. Read about the career and his lifelong partnership with MDA board member Mona Gaudet. Click here.