WIMBERLEY — It’s said if you gain the trust of a horse, you’ll have a friend for life. That’s important when you’re competing in the world of jumping and dressage. Dressage is a graceful form of riding that demonstrates the relationship forged between the horse and its rider. As for jumping — some are better than others.
“Any horse can jump, some are just better than others,” said Suzanne Warmack, owner of Bel Canto Farms located in Wimberley. “All of my horses have both dressage training and jumping in their toolkits. The dressage makes horses much more adjustable and easier to ride. Conversely, all my dressage horses jump a little. The cross training is good and mixing things up keeps it interesting.”
Over the weekend Bel Canto hosted tryouts for the University of Texas equestrian team — a team Warmack began coaching at the end of last year.
