a. I still need to explore why people enjoy choreographing dressage freestyles.

I also need to explore further what the job of being a professional dressage choreographer is, and what their job entails. In addition, I would like to further explore recent noteworthy freestyles, such as Charlotte Dejardun and Valegros recent record- breaking freestyle. I want to know what makes these freestyles special, and how they are unique from others. I would also like to understand how freestyles in the past are different from the present. b. My Essential Question: Why do dressage competitors decide to produce and choreograph a dressage freestyle? Why are freestyles considered worthwhile? c. Outline: 2. Basic Resources a. Encyclopedia Britannica i. Their definition of dressage 1. French for training 2. Why dressage is used to help horses in other disciplines ii. What the main goal of dressage is iii. General training in dressage iv. Advanced training in dressage v. When it was introduced into the Olympics b. Wikipedia i. Musical kur 1. Also known as dressage musical freestyle 2. Expression of the horse and rider 3. What musical freestyles are about 4. What they are used for 5. Who performs them 6. The aspect of having required movements in your routine 3. Dressage Professionals and Musical Freestyle choreographers a. Enzine.com: History of dressage musical freestyle i. Dressage starting in ancient Greece/ Italy 1. Basic principles of dressage that we still have today 2. Dressage and the evolution from a principle to a military discipline to a competitors sport a. When horses started dancing to music ii. When MFFS was introduced into the Olympics iii. Important principles in dressage and dressage freestyle 1. Rhythm iv. Military routes of freestyle b. Goldbar Freestyles FAQ Page i. How long it takes for professional choreographers to put together a piece ii. Sending in videos to pick music and see if it needs to be adjusted iii. Music can be reedited 1. Fee for tempo changing (like $100) iv. You can send in a video of choreography, they will put it to music v. Pre-ordered music for walk, trot and canter can be pre-ordered

4. United States Dressage Federation Freestyle a. Rules and Regulations (Notes still in progress) i. What level to do 1. How it is scored ii. General outlines for your routine 1. Time limits 2. Music rules 3. Difficulty iii. What USDF considers to be a musical freestyle iv. Some tips to starting your freestyle b. Some advice to starting a freestyle i. Decided what level to show at ii. What MFS is judged on iii. What the judging categories mean 5. Dancing With Your Horse Book: Guide to Musical Freestyle a. History of dressage i. Evolution of dressage 1. From military to competition ii. Birth of the freestyle 1. Freestyle pioneers 2. How freestyles started in the show world iii. Why people now like to watch freestyle b. Primer to MFS i. Dressage basics 1. Basic principles of dressage to keep in mind a. Pyramid of dressage training ii. Importance of good training when doing a routine iii. Riding to music iv. Developing the freestyle 1. How to chose music a. Something that accentuates your horse 2. Goals to keep in mind c. Getting started with your freestyle (These notes are in progress) i. Beats Per Minute and the Horses gait 1. How to get BPM 2. How to use BPM in freestyle 3. Methods to calculate BPM ii. Picking the right music to accentuate your horse