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Two photos show a person riding a dark brown horse in an outdoor arena, demonstrating posting and how to regulate tempo at the trot. The rider wears a helmet and equestrian attire. Text reads Posting Trot And Tempo Control.

Regulate Tempo with your Posting

I keep getting questions about how to influence the trot with your posting so I thought I would do a video! If you have a horse that tends to rush in the trot or…
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A rider in formal equestrian attire smiles while riding a chestnut horse wearing a blue, yellow, and red rosette. They are indoors, with empty bleachers in the background, on a sandy arena floor.

Are You Ready to Show?

Dressage Competition & Test Riding: How to Ride Your Best Test Competing in dressage can be exciting, challenging, and yes—nerve-wracking! Whether you’re getting ready for your first Training Level test or polishing your ride…
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A rider in formal attire sits on a brown horse performing dressage in an outdoor arena. White text reads 10 Tips For Show Day! and a green Dover Saddlery sign is visible—perfect dressage show tips for your next competition.

10 Tips for Dressage Show Day

Today’s YouTube video is 10 Tips for show day! Preparation is your KEY to a successful competition! If you are planning on competing this season, be sure to check out my Blue Ribbon Competition…
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A rider in a helmet and patterned shirt is riding a chestnut horse with white socks in an outdoor arena. Text reads: How to develop trot lengthening with effective horse training techniques.

Develop Your Trot Lengthening!

The trot lengthening is a movement that first shows up at First Level. The trot lengthening is a test of “thrust” – the horses’ ability to push from the hind leg, through their back,…
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A rider on a gray horse demonstrates how to get more bend, with blue arrows showing motion. Beside them, a diagram of a horse’s curved body has red and blue arrows indicating the direction of the bend.

How to get more bend!

Have you ever gotten a comment from your instructor or on a test sheet at a competition – “needs more bend?” When you hear this, what is your first thought? Is it to pull…
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A person riding a gray horse in an outdoor arena, next to a large yellow clock illustration and a numbered list titled COUNTING!!! for Rhythm, Suppleness, and Relaxation on a black background.

Counting Exercise for Rhythm and Suppleness

Do you struggle with your horse’s Rhythm and Relaxation, the basis of the Dressage Training Scale?. This video gives a great exercise that will help you get your horse into a steady relaxed rhythm…
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A Dressage Rider on a chestnut horse demonstrates proper leg position; white text reads Toes Forward! with red and green arrows showing heels down. A Dover Saddlery sign appears in the background.

Dressage Rider leg position – keep your heels down and toes forward

Most ALL riders struggle to find and maintain the correct leg position and it is SO important so that you can properly influence your horse and that your seat can remain independent and follow…
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A rider on a brown horse turns in an arena. Next to them, a diagram shows a blue circle labeled ‘10 Meter Canter Circles’ with arena letters and measurements around it.

10 Meter Canter Circles

10 meter circles at the canter are a big challenge for both horse and rider. In order to do them well, they require bend, collection, impulsion, and engagement! A couple for weeks ago, I…
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Amelia Newcomb riding a balanced trot and inset image of a bowl of eggs

If You Can Scramble Eggs, You Can Supple Your Horse

In today’s video I’m going to share with you a LIVE stream video I did with my husband, German AKA “Mr. Scrambled Eggs”, and I did together. We recalled some embarrassing stories from over…
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