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A rider on a horse performs a leg yield; large text reads LEG YIELD tips. On the right, a diagram titled Leg yield head to the wall shows this dressage horse training exercise with the horse moving sideways along a wall.

What is a Leg Yield?

In this week’s video, I will be covering everything you need to know about the leg-yield! The leg-yield is a two-track movement without bend. Your horse will cross their legs in diagonal pairs, with…
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A rider wearing yellow gloves holds a can of Dr Pepper while riding a brown horse. Text reads: YES! you CAN get your horse’s frame round, with emphasis on YES! and CAN, highlighting the importance of proper horse posture.

How is your Horse’s Frame?

Does your horse transform into a giraffe during your ride? Are you unable to feel a consistent contact? Or maybe you’re constantly getting pulled out of the saddle? Where should your horse’s head even…
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Two people in hats sit in the foreground; behind them, a rider on a horse is being coached in an arena. Text reads: Get Your Horse forward! Struggling when your horse won't go forward? Discover effective horse training tips here.

My horse won’t go forward!

Have you ever felt stuck…you’re kicking and pulling, doing everything you can to get your horse to go forward and listen? But your horse just gets confused and does the exact opposite of what…
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A rider on a chestnut horse performs dressage in an outdoor arena. Large text reads SHOULDER IN tips, perfect for horse training. On the right, a diagram shows a horse’s shoulder-in movement along parallel lines. Trees can be seen in the background.

What is a Shoulder-In?

Are you working on schooling shoulder-in? Wondering what the judges will expect of your shoulder-in at the show this year? When is your horse even ready to learn shoulder-in? In this video, I will…
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Strides Member Diana, in formal riding attire, smiles while sitting on a dapple grey horse near a white fence, with a grassy area and cloudy sky in the background.

Get to know Strides Member Diana

Strides Member of the Month for August! Each month, we will be profiling one of our Strides Student Members, so everyone can get to know each other a little! This month, we’ve chosen Diana Columbus!…
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A person in equestrian gear, including a helmet and patterned long-sleeve shirt, rides a dark brown horse in an outdoor arena with trees in the background, as seen during a July 2023 event featured in the news.

July 2023 News

July 2023 News: Switching up my saddles I say it again and again, Dressage is for EVERYONE. It doesn’t matter your age, where you live, what breed of horse you have, or what type…
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A rider on a chestnut horse in an outdoor arena, with bold text reading BUILD UP your horse topline and an arrow pointing to the horse’s neck and back. Trees and a fence are visible in the background.

Build up your Horse’s Topline

Today I will be showing you the exact plan that I use to develop my horse’s topline.  To build muscle, you need the correct nutrition AND the correct training.  I will be showing you…
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A woman in a helmet and sunglasses discusses horse training on camera in an outdoor riding arena, while another person practices lateral work with a new horse in the background. Text reads, Lateral work on a New Horse.

Lateral work on a new horse

In this week’s video, I’m teaching my student Sylvia on Mercurio, and together they are working on shoulder-in and haunches-in. It is only her third time riding him, and she does such a great…
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Rider Cathy, dressed in white riding attire and a helmet, guides a brown horse at trot near the R marker in an outdoor dressage arena—an ideal scene to Train your Eye for riding training fundamentals.

Train your Eye with Rider Cathy

My ‘Train Your Eye with Amelia’ segment is back. This time with rider Cathy from my online community. If you haven’t heard of this series, these are quick 2-4 minute reads with a submitted…
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