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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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Image of a snowman with arrows depicting where to trot or canter when performing this exercise.

The Snowman Exercise

This is a great exercise to improve suppleness, throughness, and elasticity of your horse. In this exercise, make a large, 20m circle in canter, and a small 10m circle in the opposite direction in…
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Dressage Judging is it fair

Dressage Judging: Is it fair?

In this video we discuss dressage judging. As a rider and competitor, it is easy to feel that the judging is unfair at times but in this video we look at the judging from…
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dressage rider mindset

Mindset in the Dressage Competition

The mindset that you have when you ride down the centerline for your Dressage test is essential to having a good ride. For me, I try to start my ride with a sense of…
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Horse show grooming hacks

Dressage Show Grooming Hacks

Today I’m going to talk about grooming at a show. These things have really helped me to make it all easier so I’m going to share some products I use and some tips you…
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