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Amelia Newcomb riding a dressage horse in an active canter. Techniques to improve the activity in the canter.

How to Get Jump in the Canter

Creating jump in the canter is an essential prerequisite to nearly all the canter movements such as pirouettes and flying changes. If you want to work on any of those movements, you need to…
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Amelia Newcomb executing a turn on a chestnut dressage horse. Turn the saddle, not the bridle. The key to turning with ease.

Turn the Shoulder to Turn Your Horse

Sometimes, when we want our horses to turn, we just resort to pulling on the inside rein and forget about using our outside aids. When we do this, our horses to over-bend in the…
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Amelia Newcomb riding down the center line, 3 tips for straightness.

Three Tips for Straightness

Ah, straightness…it’s so important, yet, you may wonder, will you ever be truly straight? If you have ever felt this way, don’t worry, you’re not alone! Even with my Grand Prix horse Harvey, I’m…
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Amelia working with Mercurio and executing a piaffe from the ground, introducing the piaffe.

Teaching the Piaffe In Hand

You might say that the piaffe is the pinnacle of Dressage. When you get it right, it really does feel like dancing on the spot; a powerful combination of collection and impulsion – a…
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A person in riding attire walks beside a brown horse, demonstrating Leg-Yields from the ground as part of effective Horse Training. Text on a blue background reads: Leg-Yield from the Ground. A logo with a horse and rider appears in the corner.

How to Teach a Horse to Leg Yield

Once our horses understand how to move forward off our leg, the next step is to begin teaching them to move sideways off our leg. This is when we teach a horse to leg-yield….
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Hot, tense horse? Chill out with lateral movements.

How to Relax Your Hot and Tense Horse

Does your horse ever get hot and tense, and you just can’t seem to calm them down? Don’t worry, you’re not alone! Riding a tense horse can be tricky – but remember – all…
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A rider in equestrian attire guides a dark horse in a dressage arena, focusing on setting up the horse for the correct canter lead. Text on the image says, Get the correct canter lead. Trees and arena markers are visible in the background.

Setting Your Horse up for the Correct Canter Lead

Raise your hand if you love to canter! The canter is such a fun gait to ride, but it’s probably the trickiest gait to ride well. One common struggle riders often have is getting…
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Achieve your riding goals in 2024

Five Tips to Achieve Your Riding Goals

Happy New Year! I can’t believe 2024 is here already. Wow! It makes me so excited because a new year means it’s time to set new goals as we progress towards our dreams! Did…
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A rider in a helmet and patterned shirt performs walk leg-yields on a chestnut horse in an arena, demonstrating suppleness. Next to them is a diagram of the leg yield movement, with bold text reading WALK LEG YIELD.

Walk Leg-Yields for Suppleness

We often forget to practice the walk – but it is a very important gait, not only because you get a score for your walk in the show, but also because the walk is…
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