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The Dressage Horse Warm Up!

The warm up is perhaps the most important part of your ride.   It is essential that the warm up gets the horse mentally focused and relaxed and physically supple and ready to work. …
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Get Your Horse On The Bit!

Getting a horse “on the bit” is more challenging than it seems. When I first started riding Dressage, I remember feeling like I was kicking and pulling constantly.  My horse and I were both frustrated!…
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Halt For A 10!!!

When was the last time that you practiced a centerline and halt??  Halts are something that we all forget to practice but they are so important in Dressage.  Not only is the centerline and…
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The Theory of Dressage

The Theory of Dressage

When you are riding there is so much to think about. You have to be thinking about what your body is doing, what your horse’s body is doing, what your horse is thinking, and…
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Amelia Newcomb executing a collected canter.

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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