Dressage Tips

How do you move your body in the canter? A LOT of riders struggle with the canter. In the canter, your seat, legs, shoulders, and elbows all have to be doing something different! Here…
Most ALL riders forget to practice the walk! But believe it or not, you can accomplish a lot at the walk. For those of you that ride older horses, you will want to spend a good…
This week’s video is a voiceover of my FEI 6 Year Old test on a very babyish and insecure Kensington last year! Some of you have been asking me to do a voiceover video…
The warm up is arguably the most important part of your ride! The warm up should get your horse mentally and physically accessible and supple so that you can have a productive training session….
Alignment is arguably the MOST IMPORTANT part of your position.  Whenever I see a new student, I always start with getting them in the correct alignment from their ear-shoulder-hip-to heel! Why? Finding and maintaining…
Have you been practicing your rein back? The rein back is often a “forgotten” movement in dressage, but it has a LOT of benefits and can be very helpful in the correct training of…
Many amateur riders ride with their reins WAY too long and this is a huge problem! First and foremost from a safety perspective when your reins are too long it is extremely difficult to…
Your saddle is the sandwich between you and horse horse. It is very important that you saddle correctly fits both you and your horse so that you are in the correct position and can…
Are you guilty of nagging your horse? I think we all are sometimes… I sometimes find myself riding around and suddenly wonder why am I kicking and clucking every stride and nothing is happening?!?!…
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