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Collection: Canter Walk Canter Transitions

Canter-walk-canter transitions are one of the best exercises to introduce the concept of collection to your horse! In order to execute a walk-canter transition properly, the horse must lower and engage the hind end…
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Warm up the dressage horse

Warm Up Your Dressage Horse: Trot Canter Trot Transitions

Trot canter trot transitions are one of the BEST exercises for ALL Dressage horses whether they are young green horses or FEI horses. Trot-canter-trot transitions accomplish the following things: Suppleness – these transitions work…
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Improve your Hands: 3 Tips for a Better Contact

Find the correct hand and arm position – It is very important to have a straight line from your elbow to the horses’ mouth. Imagine that you have a very long forearm and you…
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Turn on the Forehand

The turn on the forehand is a VERY IMPORTANT tool in Dressage training.  In the turn on the forehand, the horses’ hind end moves around the front end of the horse. The horse can either pivot on the inside front leg…
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Effective Leg Position

Effective Leg Position

Most all riders struggle to find the correct leg position AND to be effective with the leg.  It can be a challenge not to nag your horse, or grip with the lower leg, or…
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the canter transition

The Canter Transition

Did you know that the canter is the only naturally bent gait? The canter is a three beat gait that has a left lead and a right lead. The walk and the trot do…
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How to Half-Halt at the Canter

Many riders struggle with the half-halt, especially at the canter! Some horses want to rush and “run through” the half-halts, whereas other horses tend to break into the trot the moment that the rider…
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How to kick at the trot!

Here are some tips to use your leg more effectively: Posting trot: Make sure you are posting correctly and that the posting trot is from the knee up.  The lower leg should NOT be…
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How to kick in trot

How do you Kick a Horse in Trot

How do you kick in the trot?? Many of us riders struggle with how to effectively influence the horse go for forward from the leg in the trot. It can be difficult, especially in…
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