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get your horse quicker with effective kicks

Get your horse quicker!

Recently my colleague Sue Martin and I did a “Seat Clinic” where we focused exclusively with our students on rider position and effective use of the aides. One of the MOST COMMON problems in…
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how not to post the trot

How NOT to Post the Trot

Posting trot is am important skill for riders of all levels to master.  Posting the trot correctly allows your horse to properly warm up and use their back without the interference of the rider….
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how to and not to use your reins

How To (and How Not to) Use Your Reins

I have had a LOT of questions specifically about how exactly to use the reins and the timing of the rein aides. It is important to consider that in training a Dressage horse, we…
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Dressage self talk

Dressage Self Talk!

Replacing negative and diminishing thoughts about your riding, with positive and optimistic thoughts can actually change the outcome of your ride AND it can really help your horse! Some of the common mistakes that…
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YouTube video thumbnail shows a person riding a horse, using a dressage whip. Text on the left reads, How to Properly Hold your Dressage Whip! The person's hands are circled in red, demonstrating how to hold dressage whip correctly.

How to Properly Hold and Switch your Dressage Whip

When you are first learning to ride with a whip, it can be very difficult to learn how to manage the whip and hold the reins. In this video, I describe how to properly…
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get your horse to go

How to get your Horse Forward

Today, we’re going to talk about how to get your horse moving forward. I always say that if your horse can feel a fly on their back, there’s no reason you should be squeezing,…
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how to stop without pulling

How to STOP Without Pulling on your Horse

I think at one point or another, we have all tried pulling back on both reins hoping that the horse will stop. This usually doesn’t work out well! In an ideal world, the horse…
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how not to canter

How NOT to canter your horse!!!

Cantering can be challenging and exciting. Three of the most common mistakes that riders make when they ask there horse to canter are: Leaning forward and raising the hands Slowing the trot down before…
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contact vs connection

What’s the difference between Contact and Connection?!

In Dressage, the idea of contact and connection is so important. These terms are often used interchangeably, but they are actually quite different. In Dressage, connection is everything!! Contact refers to the feeling you…
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