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Precision Beats Luck 🐴✨

Dressage is basically ballet… except your dance partner weighs 600kg, has opinions, and may decide a flowerpot is a monster. 🌸👀

That’s why precision matters. Sure, luck sounds fun. Luck says, “Don’t worry, we’ll somehow nail that transition.” Precision says, “We counted the strides, prepared the bend, balanced the rhythm, and arrived exactly where we meant to.” Guess which one scores better? 😉

Every rider knows the difference. The precision rider enters at A like they’ve rehearsed in their sleep. The lucky rider enters at A, forgets where C is, salutes to a shrub, and hopes the judge enjoys interpretive chaos. 🍀😂

A good dressage test is not about magic. It is about tiny details: straightness, rhythm, suppleness, timing, and pretending you are calm even when your horse spots a suspicious banner. 🐎🎯

Luck may get you through one movement. Precision gets you through the whole test.

So polish those boots, memorize the arena letters, count your strides, and ride like your horse actually read the test sheet. Because in dressage, hope is not a training plan.

Precision beats luck. Every. Single. Time. 🏆

Tim Price and Falco 🐎 bringing the podium energy, riding to 2nd place in the FEI Eventing 5* - Badminton at the MARS Badminton Horse Trials .🥈You beauty.

Truth!! 🥰🥰🥰

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Update 2: Suspicious disappearance, Mackay - Queensland Police News Police continue to appeal for information following investigations into the suspicious disappearance of Wayne Pedro Morseau. The 71-year-old man was first

With Early Equestrian NZ – I'm on a streak! I've been a top fan for 15 months in a row. 🎉

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Have you seen Michael?

Michael lives in George Town and his family and friends are concerned for his welfare, as he hasn’t been in touch for a couple of weeks.

If you've seen Michael recently, or you know where he is, please phone George Town Police on 131 444 and quote ESCAD 108-21012026.

Update: Great news! Police have located the man missing from Windsor since 27 December.

Thanks to media and the public for their assistance.

https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/01/20/missing-man-windsor-2/