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María Alejandra Ramelli

VERDADES 4 white legs

Reserve champion of the FEI World Cup
Dressage Final in 2017 and 2018; 4th place in
the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016;
5th place in the FEI World Equestrian Games
(Féderation Équestre Internationale, 2018).

So, if your horse has four white legs and a white
nose, don’t worry. He can totally be a champion!

MYTH #3 “Chestnut mares are not good
for Dressage because they are too crazy
and moody”

This myth is believed by many Dressage riders
all over the world. It is true that mares may be moodier than males, but is it possi-
ble that a mare is crazier just because she is a chestnut? Again, there is no scientific
evidence to proves this, but many experienced Dressage riders believe this myth.
However, just because some chestnut mares are crazy and moody, doesn’t mean that
no chestnut mare is good for Dressage. Isabell Werth won the Dressage World Cup
in 1992 with her chestnut mare Fabienne (Féderation Équestre Internationale, 2018).
Plus, her other chestnut mare Bella Rose was considered the second-best Dressage
horse after Charlotte Dujardin’s horse Valegro before the Olympic Games in Rio de
Janeiro. Isabell said in an interview that she could sense Bella Rose’s talent and cha-
risma. She also mentioned that Bella Rose is special in her behavior and attitude, and
that it is a great pleasure to ride her (Werth, 2014). So, if you’re looking for Dressage
horses on sale, don’t miss out on the chestnut mares just because people say they are
crazy. You never know if you will find a champion mare.

MYTH# 4 “It’s bad luck to change your horse’s name”

When I was looking for my first horse, I had two favorite horses. The first one was
called Tango. He was a gorgeous chestnut gelding who looked exactly like Barbie’s
horse. But, he didn’t jump very well. The other one was not as beautiful as Tango,
but he was perfect for me. I fell in love with him the first time I rode him. The only
thing I didn’t like about him was his name. He was called Ruffian, which means a
man who behaves violently. As you can imagine, that name sounded horrible to a
ten-year-old girl, so I decided to change his name to a beautiful name that would fit
his personality. I changed his name to Angelo which means angel in Italian. Italian

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