Someone commented recently on Steve Rojek's use of Dressage movements for
Hawk's pre ride warm up . Think about those movements and you will see how
useful they are to stretch and limber a horse. Most are analogous to
stretching exercises we humans use!
Too many riders think Dressage has to be spelled with a top hat and a
capital "D"! What we term classical dressage has been used for centuries to
produce working horses. It is still used to produce reining and bull
fighting horses (and others, of course).