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What to do When Your Horse Bucks, Bolts, or Rears?

Have you experienced that feeling? Right before your horse freaks out? You feel the energy rise in the horse, the horse crouches down and then BOOM!!! If you’ve ridden for any length of time,…
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How not to ride a half halt

It is not hard to mess up a half halt. So much can go wrong in that split second when you think of gathering up the energy of the horse with a half halt…
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How to Ride a Half-Halt

Half-halts are very complicated because every half-halt is different. There is no formula to follow that will give you the perfect half-halt. To ride a half halt the rider must have FEEL meaning that…
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quiet hands

Unsteady hands? Here is the key to getting your hands quiet and steady while you ride!

A lot of riders have trouble keeping their hands quiet and independent in the saddle. We all want to have soft hands and not to interfere with the horses’ mouth but this is easier…
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Dressage Rider Position: Master These 3 Things!!!

What makes someone a good Dressage rider? Do you aspire to become a better rider? Here are 3 things to work on that ALL the top riders in this sport (like Steffen Peters or…
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get your horse uphill

How to get your horse in uphill balance and off the forehand!

Has a judge ever written on your score sheet “downhill,” “on the forehand,” “needs uphill balance,” or “more self-carriage”? These comments are very common in a dressage test (or from a dressage instructor in…
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How to Manage a Young, Green Horse at the Horse Show: Junior’s First Show!

Taking your horse away from home for the first time or to their first show can be nerve wracking. No one ever really knows how the horse will react to being in an entirely new…
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strong horse

How to Manage a Horse that Gets Strong and Pulls

It can be very challenging when your horse gets strong in the bridle and wants to pull not to just pull back against the horse. In dressage training, dealing with a strong horse or…
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Turn your Horse Without the Inside Rein!

As riders, once we get past the basics, we start to hearing over and over again “inside leg, outside rein.”!! The idea is that eventually, as you train dressage, the inside rein will become less…
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