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Downward Transitions

I’m pretty sure we’re ALL guilty of bad downward transitions!  When you want to reward your horse, or when you get tired and need to take a break, it’s so easy to just collapse…
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Dressage geometry

Dressage Geometry – Ride an Accurate 20m Circle

Here’s a funny story about geometry- when I first moved to California, the barn where I was training had a large jump arena and no Dressage court.  At that time, I had all young,…
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Get Your Leg on – How to Use Your Leg Effectively in Dressage

The leg is arguably one of THE MOST important aids that we use to communicate with our horse. The leg is primarily a driving aid – it is what gets the horse to move…
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Counter Canter

Counter canter is a great exercise to improve your horse’s canter as it is a test of balance, suppleness, straightness, and collection. The counter canter is introduced at  first level and ALL of the…
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“On the Bit” With Quiet Hands?!

1. Step one is always the leg.  You have to get the horse moving forward before asking the horse to get round. It is very important that you have a “self going” horse –…
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Safety First

Be sure to take the horse out of the cross ties.  Having the horse connected in the cross ties with just the halter around the neck is an accident waiting to happen! Teach the…
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How to ride shoulder in

How to Ride Shoulder-In

Shoulder-in is an extremely important movement in Dressage. It can be described as “the parent” to all Dressage exercises. Shoulder in helps to straighten and to engage the horse and it is what you…
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The Spiral Circle

The spiral in and leg-yield out is a great exercise not only to get the horse focused and ready work, but also to work on suppleness and collection. This exercise can be done at…
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The Canter Seat

Many riders struggle with the canter seat and following the motion of the horses’ back in the canter. I find it helpful to think of circles and ovals to find the correct seat in…
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