Dressage: Tips and exercises for all horses and riders

Dressage

The Benefits of Working with Long Reins

Working on long reins is a fascinating and supreme discipline of classical horse training. This requires a lot of trust between horses and humans because

Dressage

Is it horse-friendly? Train your eye to recognize good horse training

It’s time to train your eye for horse-friendly training! There has been criticism of dressage for years, and not always without reason… All too often

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Flexion and Bend – Why is it so important in riding?

The basis for all riding: without flexion there is no bend, and without bending there is no straightening and gymnastics. So it’s important to learn

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5 Rules to Develop More Swing in Your Dressage Movements

“Real” momentum in dressage not only looks good, it is also a test of proper training. In this article you will find out what a correct swing looks like, how you can improve your horse’s swing, and which five rules you should definitely keep in mind when developing swing.

Basic Knowledge

The Horse’s Canter – A Guideline on How to Ride and Improve

Find out about the biomechanics behind the canter of your horse and understand what to do in order to ride and sit the canter better and also how to improve this gait.

Basic Knowledge

Introducing the Rider’s Aids to Young Horses

The rider has three aids that connect him to his horse and that serve as means of communication: The leg aids, the weights aids and the rein aids.

Disciplines

Mastering Flying Changes

Flying changes are either inevitable in the jumping course or the next step to a more advanced dressage level. Either way, it is a wonderful feeling for the rider when the horse changes leads in canter by jumping energetic and powerful into the new direction.

Disciplines

Mastering Competitions: Tips For Successful Dressage Tests

Competitions can and should be fun for horse and rider and also a great addition for training and overall progress. This article wants to inform you about how riding a dressage test can be successful and fun.

Disciplines

Lateral Exercises in Dressage: From Leg Yield to Half Pass

The first-time seeing dressage in action is much like watching magic. The complexity and discipline required to execute such intricate, sophisticated patterns and maneuvers is almost unbelievable.

Disciplines

Forward & Down: The Key to a Correct Stretching Posture

Everyone talks about how stretching forward and downwards towards the bit is good for the horse, but actually being able to do it correctly is not so easy.

Disciplines

The Real Definition of Impulsion in Dressage

Correct impulsion isn’t only meant to look nice in the dressage arena, it’s also a requirement of correct dressage training.

Disciplines

The Walk of your Horse: An Underestimated Gait

In this article you will find out why paying more attention to your training in walk will help your riding, with the likelihood of making more advanced movements easier to ask for and achieve.

Disciplines

Riding a Correct Dressage Halt: How to Score Points at Competitions

There’s one thing that can help you collect extra points at your next dressage test: riding a good dressage halt! That’s because a good halt counts as much as other “more difficult” dressage skills.