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A person on horseback practices dressage in an outdoor arena, while another person in front holds yellow cones. Text on the image reads: Spiral IN/OUT Exercise with CONES.

Ride with a Plan

It’s really important whenever you are riding that you have a plan and that you are giving your horse clear direction. You are the leader and getting control of where your horse is going…
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A rider in formal attire guides a horse through a dressage test in an indoor arena, while judges and spectators seated at tables watch the performance. The text Dressage Test appears in the top left corner.

Dressage Symposium: The Judges View

Last weekend I was lucky enough to get to ride in the California Dressage Society’s annual Symposium. The panel of presenters was Mike Osinki, Jan Curtis, Melissa Creswick, and Hilda Gurney. I rode 4th…
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A rider in black attire holds the reins of a horse, focusing on hand position. Text reads: Balance Hands Leg Seat Rider Position Basics Rider Fitness Weak Hands. A white silhouette of a horse appears at the top.

Do you have Weak Hands? (You Should! Here’s Why)

In general, we think of “weakness” as a traditionally negative trait. However, when it comes to riding horses, we should all be ASPIRING to have weak hands! Yes, that’s right, we WANT weak hands…
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A person in riding gear stands next to a chestnut horse with white leg wraps and a blue saddle pad. The text on a blue background reads, How to Train The Piaffe.

How to Teach your Horse to Piaffe

The piaffe is the pinnacle of Dressage. It is an incredibly difficult movement to train and execute and, believe it or not, at the Grand Prix, the piaffe and passage counts for nearly 1/3…
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A young rider in formal attire and helmet is riding a light brown horse with a white mane in an outdoor sandy arena, demonstrating how to train your eye, with trees and a building visible in the background.

Train Your Eye – With Young Rider Parker

Welcome back to another edition of “Train your Eye with Amelia Newcomb” the quick 2-4 minute read with a submitted photo from a REAL rider in my community. These articles are designed to help…
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Two people in riding gear handle energetic chestnut horses outdoors. The image is split, with WINTER and snowflakes on the left, and RIDING TIPS on a blue banner on the bottom right. Trees are visible in the background.

Brrr! Riding in this Winter Weather?

I really have nothing to complain about the winter, given that I live in Southern California and it really does not get that cold, but when it rains, our arenas flood and we can’t…
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A person in riding gear mounts a brown horse with white leg wraps in an outdoor arena, using a mounting block. The text MOUNT Safely appears at the bottom of the image. Trees are visible in the background.

How to Mount Your Horse Safely!

Believe it or not, mounting can be just as dangerous as riding itself. If your horse happens to move or spook, right as you are getting on, things can go sideways in a hurry….
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Amelia, in a riding helmet and floral shirt, stands beside a chestnut horse with a blue saddle pad, smiling and holding the reins outdoors with trees in the background—ready to master groundwork and piaffe.

Lessons from Lottie Fry

Lessons from Lottie Fry and Glamourdale: What We Can Learn from Great Riding I just finished watching Lottie Fry and Glamourdale’s freestyle in London, and honestly, I think Lottie might be my favorite rider…
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Split image: Left side shows a graphic of a person’s spine with red highlights indicating back pain. Right side shows a woman wearing riding gear, riding a brown horse outdoors. Text reads Back Pain?.

Back Pain is NOT normal while riding.

Do you get back pain while riding? It can be quite common and many people assume that it’s just par for the course with an activity as jarring as sitting on a moving horse!…
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