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Cindy, a Strides member in riding clothes and sunglasses, stands smiling beside a saddled horse in a sunny, wooded area with green trees in the background.

Get to know Strides member Cindy

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, let’s get to…
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A smiling rider in a helmet and patterned shirt rides a brown, supple older horse in an outdoor arena. Text on a blue background reads, Keep Your Older Horse Supple & Fit.

Keep Your Older Horse Supple and Fit

This week is all about the walk! You can do so much with your horse at the walk, and especially if you have a senior horse in your life, you need to do a…
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A smiling equestrian rides a brown horse outdoors. Text on the image reads: 4 Step by Step Ways to Introduce Counter Canter. The rider wears a helmet and patterned shirt. The background is blurred with green and yellow tones.

Introducing the Counter Canter Step by Step

Counter canter is a test of balance, straightness, and connection. It first appears in First Level Test 3 and becomes increasingly important through Second Level, Fourth Level, and Prix St. Georges. But the key…
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A riding instructor stands beside a smiling rider on a black horse in an outdoor arena, offering riding tips for balanced riding. Text on the image reads, Top Five Beginner Rider Mistakes. Trees and hills are visible in the background.

Five Tips for Confident, Balanced Riding

When you’re new to riding, it can feel like there’s so much to remember. Today, we’ll cover five of the most common beginner mistakes I see in the saddle. Whether you’re just starting or…
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A person on a black horse riding in an outdoor arena, wearing a helmet and patterned shirt. Text on the left reads: TURN YOUR HORSE: Stop leaning to improve your position and enjoy smooth turning with ease.

Stop Leaning and Start Turning Smoothly

So many horses and riders really struggle in turns. It can be tricky to coordinate the aids and your body to have the right effect on your horse. If you need help turning, then…
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A person in riding gear smiles while riding a brown horse outdoors at Thunderbird Show Park. The background is green and leafy, with “#WeRideTogether” written in bold script in the top left corner, highlighting this exciting event.

Awesome Event Happening at Thunderbird Show Park

There is an amazing event happening a Thunderbird Show Park next weekend that I am involved in. If you’re going to be in the area, you should check it out. Whether you ride dressage,…
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A person riding a brown horse in an outdoor setting, both in equestrian gear. Next to them, text reads: Steady, Soft Contact with a Young Horse on a dark blue background, highlighting the importance of steady contact while riding.

How to Create Steady, Soft Contact with Your Horse

Last updated: 20th May 2026 Confused about how to establish steady, soft contact with your horse? Contact is one of the trickiest elements of riding, especially with young or green horses. In this video,…
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A Strides member named Deidre, wearing a helmet, sunglasses, and riding attire, is riding a brown and white horse in an outdoor equestrian arena with white fences and trees in the background.

Get to know Strides member Deidre

Strides Member of the Month for July! 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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A rider in a helmet and patterned shirt rides a chestnut horse with white leg wraps in an arena. Text on a blue background reads: Why Ride Shoulder-in? It's one of the most fundamental dressage movements in horse training.

Train Shoulder-In Correctly with This Easy Exercise

Shoulder-in is a fundamental movement in dressage, because it improves suppleness, straightness, collection, and connection—all of which are essential to higher-level work like half pass, pirouettes, and flying changes. In this video, I’m teaching…
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