I'm in a super bad mood today, so I'm going to vent for a second. I HATE the Lisa Wilcox clinic articles in Dressage Today. Too much of each article is centered on the rider's apparel. I'm not trying to be pedantic, but WHY can't the woman make more 
comments about the rider's position and how to improve the horse? I realize that there is only so much you can comment about in a photo, but lay off the rider's appearance already. From an editorial perspective (which I believe I've earned some right to profess upon, having spent almost 10 years as a writer/editor), each article is just a regurgitation of the last - isn't there anything more constructive to say? Honey, don't you have more of your wealth of knowledge to impart on the horsey set than "wear gloves?"
It's obvious that the Lisa Wilcox Clinic articles are based on the George Morris Jumping Clinic articles in Practical Horseman. For those who aren't familiar with Morris's articles, he routinely discusses both the rider's and horse's appearance in these monthly articles. Since western civilization is founded on the borrowing of ideas, I can't find fault with Dressage Today for borrowing the ideas of Practical Horseman (especially since they are owned by the same company, Primedia Equine Network).
Dressage being the bluestocking-ed intellectual half-sister to 
Hunters, you'd think Dressage Today would want to put more theoretical thought into these brief discussions of the photos. Dressage people take pride in the fact that the sport is all about the improving the horse and the horse's movement, rather than just "sitting 
pretty," as it were.
The dressage rider, by nature of the sport, is SUPPOSED to be secondary; that's why we are supposed to move so little, why our competition outfits are so regimented and spartan. To harp on the rider's vêtements in each article runs counter to what dressage is really about - IMPROVING the HORSE.
Lord help us all of Lisa just gets paid a royalty for 
using her name and image while a ghost writer is the true author of these clinics. That would be even more of a disgrace.
It's perfectly fine for George Morris to spout off in Practical Horseman about appearances, 
since so much of Hunters is based on that, but, really, Lisa, we get the hint. Move on to something more educational. It's simply patronizing discussing turnout as much as you do.
