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Dressage self talk

Dressage Self Talk!

Replacing negative and diminishing thoughts about your riding, with positive and optimistic thoughts can actually change the outcome of your ride AND it can really help your horse! Some of the common mistakes that…
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How to Properly Hold and Switch your Dressage Whip

When you are first learning to ride with a whip, it can be very difficult to learn how to manage the whip and hold the reins. In this video, I describe how to properly…
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get your horse to go

How to get your Horse Forward

Today, we’re going to talk about how to get your horse moving forward. I always say that if your horse can feel a fly on their back, there’s no reason you should be squeezing,…
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how to stop without pulling

How to STOP Without Pulling on your Horse

I think at one point or another, we have all tried pulling back on both reins hoping that the horse will stop. This usually doesn’t work out well! In an ideal world, the horse…
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how not to canter

How NOT to canter your horse!!!

Cantering can be challenging and exciting. Three of the most common mistakes that riders make when they ask there horse to canter are: Leaning forward and raising the hands Slowing the trot down before…
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contact vs connection

What’s the difference between Contact and Connection?!

In Dressage, the idea of contact and connection is so important. These terms are often used interchangeably, but they are actually quite different. In Dressage, connection is everything!! Contact refers to the feeling you…
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what does the purple elephant have to do with dressage

What do purple elephants have to do with Dressage?!

The “Purple Elephant” technique is a great tool to help get you in the right frame of mind for riding. Your thoughts create your reality so its essential to have positive and empowering thoughts….
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Introducing Turn on the Haunches (aka. walk pirouette)

If you are moving up from First Level to Second Level this year, one of the new movements on your test will be the turn on the haunches. First introduced at Second Level, the…
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Ask for canter

How to Ask Your Horse to Canter

In this video, we will be going over a few tips for how to ride canter transitions. The universal aid for canter is inside leg at the girth, and outside leg behind the girth….
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