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A rider with long stirrups sits on a saddled grey horse; text asks, Are your stirrups too long?! Here’s how to tell and achieve the correct Stirrup Position to stay Effective in the Saddle. Horse logo is in the bottom right corner.

Stirrup Position: How to Feel More Balanced and Effective in the Saddle

Your foot position in your stirrup has a big effect on how secure you feel in the saddle and how clearly you can use your leg aids. If your stirrups keep slipping, your lower…
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A rider in a colorful jacket canters on a bay horse in an outdoor arena, maintaining consistent suppleness and connection to keep the horse correctly round through the canter stride. The text overlay reads “Roundness in the Canter.” Mature trees and a wooden fence frame the background.

How to Keep Your Horse Round in the Canter (So Transitions Feel Confident and Calm)

If your horse shoots their head up, braces, or drops behind when you ask for the canter, you are not alone. The good news is that most of those scary, hollow canter transitions come…
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A student rides a bay horse, schooling leg-yield along the long side of an indoor arena. An instructor walks beside them, emphasizing lateral suppleness and engagement through systematic dressage work. Text: The Leg-Yield Aids—How to Ask for Leg-Yields Explained!.

Leg Yield Made Simple: Improve Suppleness and Straightness Through Better Dressage Training

If you’ve ever struggled with the leg yield, you’re not alone. Many riders find it challenging to coordinate the aids, keep their horse straight, and maintain a steady rhythm through the movement. The good…
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A rider on a bay horse smiles while another woman, possibly a trainer, stands at the horse’s side holding the reins. Both are in an indoor riding arena. The text overlay reads: 5 Habits to Keep Improving Every Ride. The scene is ideal for dressage enthusiasts of any age seeking to enhance their daily schooling routines. No advanced movements such as half pass or piaffe are depicted; focus appears on foundational horsemanship and partnership refinement.

Dressage Lessons: Five Tips to Keep Improving at Any Age

One of the things I love most about Dressage is that progress doesn’t have an age limit. In this video, I’m sharing five simple tips that have helped both me and my students continue…
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A rider on a bay horse is schooling dressage outdoors, working on elevated diagonal steps indicative of piaffe preparation as part of the training sequence. Text reads: The Secret to Teaching Your Horse Piaffe: My simple three-step process. The scene is bright and sunny, with leafy trees in the background.

From Leg Lifts to Piaffe: A Complete Training Progression

Piaffe is one of the most advanced movements in Dressage, but the concepts behind it can benefit every horse. Even if you have a young horse or you’re riding at the lower levels, introducing…
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A rider in casual equestrian attire stands beside a bay horse in a sandy dressage arena. The image features the text: Try this! For improved engagement of the hindquarters and to develop the topline, set against a blue background.

Groundwork for Horses: Build Engagement and Improve Your Horse’s Topline

If you’ve ever been told that your horse needs to engage their hind end, you may have wondered what that actually means. Engagement is one of the most important pieces of good riding because…
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A rider on a bay horse demonstrates a working trot in dressage, positioned beside a vibrant training pyramid featuring the sequential elements of the classical Training Scale: Rhythm, Suppleness, Connection, Impulsion, Straightness, and Collection. The image includes text stating “Back to Basics – The Three Steps to Transform Your Riding!”—reinforcing that systematic progression through foundational principles is essential for effective problem-solving and progress in dressage.

Dressage Training: Why Going Back to the Basics Solves Every Problem

No matter what discipline you ride, good Dressage training always starts with the basics. Whether you ride Dressage, western, eventing, jumping, or simply enjoy trail riding, the fundamentals are what help you build better…
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A smiling student in a light green shirt and blue cap stands outdoors, holding the lead rope of a grey horse on a sunny day; the setting features green trees and a clear blue sky in the background.

Get to know Strides member Gina

Strides Member of the Month for June! Each month, we will be profiling one of our Strides Student Members, so everyone can get to know each other a little! This month, let’s get to…
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Amelia Newcomb and a student stand beside a piebald Gypsy Vanner in an indoor arena. Text: Episode #4—Lateral work & pirouettes.

Lateral Work and Pirouettes with a Gypsy Vanner Horse

Welcome back to Episode 4 and the final episode of my Dressage For All series! This month, we’ve celebrated the incredible variety of horses in our sport showing that Dressage is for all breeds….
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