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YouTube thumbnail featuring a horse and rider performing dressage outdoors, a snowman diagram labeled Trot and Canter, and the title 3 Exercises to Improve the Canter Transition—perfect canter exercises to help you improve canter transitions.

3 Exercises to Improve the Canter Transition

3 Exercises to Improve the Trot-Canter Transition The canter transition is one of the most difficult things for both horse and rider. It requires timing, coordination, and feel for both the horse and rider…
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A rider in formal attire is riding a chestnut horse in an outdoor arena, demonstrating the trot canter transition. Text on the image reads, The Canter Transition. Trees and greenery are visible in the background.

The Trot – Canter Transition

The trot-canter transition is one of the most difficult transitions for horse and rider as the horse must go from a 2 beat trot rhythm into a 3 beat canter gait. Here are some…
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canter with confidence

Canter with Confidence with These 4 Tips!

In this video Amelia Newcomb Dressage gives 4 tips to Canter with Confidence. In dressage riding and dressage training, it can be challenging to learn how to canter. The canter transition and the canter…
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How to sit the canter

Canter Seat: How to Sit the Canter

The canter can be a difficult gait to adjust to, this video shows you how to sit the canter properly to maximise comfort for both you AND your horse! For most riders, it can…
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How to Fix a Late Flying Change

The Basics of Cantering: Keep your Shoulders Still and Move Your Hips

In this blog post, we’ll break down an exercise focused on using your seat effectively to stay connected with your horse’s rhythm and maintain balance throughout your ride. One of the most common misconceptions…
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A rider in formal attire and helmet performs dressage on a bay horse wearing a blue ear bonnet, trotting in an outdoor sandy arena as they train tempi changes, with white fencing and greenery in the background.

How to Count and Train Tempi Changes

How to Count and Train Tempi Changes Tempi changes are a thrilling and elegant dressage movement, showcasing a horse’s balance, responsiveness, and straightness. Mastering tempi changes requires preparation, precise timing, and a clear understanding…
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Losgelassenheit - Achieving Looseness and Letting-go-ness

Help your horse relax and slow down in the canter

Canter can be a challenging gait for some horses, particularly if they tend to get tense or rush. If you’ve mastered relaxation in the walk and trot but struggle with a fast, tense canter,…
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How to Introduce the Counter Canter

How to Introduce the Counter-Canter

Counter canter is a valuable exercise that improves your horse’s balance, straightness, and suppleness. While it first appears in First Level Test 3, it plays a key role throughout the levels, including in movements…
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A rider on a chestnut horse performs a dressage movement outdoors, showcasing flying changes. The horse wears white leg wraps and a black saddle. Text at the bottom reads, How to Train Flying Changes.

How to Train Flying Changes

Training flying changes can be difficult, so I broke down some essentials to help you out. Prerequisites of the Flying Change: -Good quality canter with three beats -You can ride the counter canter -You…
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