Dancing with Horses
July 21st, 2009 by Julia Adam
This past weekend, Cherie and I were lucky enough to staff a visitor information booth along with the Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce at the 10th Annual Dressage at DevonWood event. For three days, riders from across the northwestern U.S. and southwestern Canada competed in dressage, which we overheard being compared to “ballet on horses.”
It’s a beautiful and very impressive thing to watch, as riders decked out in knee-high boots, jodhpurs, tailored jackets and top hats use nothing but their weight and legs to steer their well-trained mounts in a precise dance around the arena. The result is a very regal and graceful show that leaves you wishing you were the one on the horse! DevonWood Equestrian Centre hosts a variety of events throughout the year, most of which are open to the public with no admission fee and a $5 parking fee per car. The grounds alone are worth a visit, and you’ll be awed by the immaculate stables and multiple arenas, not to mention the beautiful views and towering Douglas Firs.
Watch local report at DevonWood Equestrian Centre.
Cherie Prochaska, DOS - manning the visitor information center for WCVA.
DevonWood Equestrian Centre website >
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