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A rider on a brown horse is outlined by a white arc. The text reads 3 Connection Tips for Better Connection on a blue background. The AnnA Siemers Inner Circle logo is in the top left corner.

Three Steps to Improve Connection

Last Updated: 5/7/2026 Before we get into today’s video, I wanted to invite you to join the Training Scale Masterclass! Inside this program, I am going to teach you a simple framework that you…
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A rider in equestrian gear sits on a dark horse, both surrounded by clouds. White illustrated wings are on the rider’s back. Text reads: Get your horse lighter in the contact with a Lighter Touch. A bright sun shines in the sky.

Establishing a Lighter Contact

Raise your hand if you struggle with keeping a nice light contact and consistent connection! Honestly, contact and connection are something every rider is working on improving. From the very beginning to the Grand…
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A graphic titled 5 Tips to Fix Curling shows two images of a rider on a horse: the left, marked with a red X, highlights common horse curls, while the right, with a green check, illustrates proper riding posture for better horse training.

How to Help a Horse That Curls

My virtual Five Day Riding Bootcamp starts in just four days! Before we get into this week’s  BONUS training video, I wanted to give you the scoop on what is going on inside this awesome…
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A person riding a gray horse with a blue saddle pad. Text reads: TRY THIS HACK FOR... Steady Contact & Quiet Hands! with tips for bridging the reins, plus a blue and orange design at the bottom.

Bridging the Reins for a Steady Contact

One common struggle I see riders having is keeping their hands quiet and in the correct position. They either carry their hands too low, too high, or too wide and in general move their…
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A person in riding attire walks beside a brown horse, demonstrating Leg-Yields from the ground as part of effective Horse Training. Text on a blue background reads: Leg-Yield from the Ground. A logo with a horse and rider appears in the corner.

How to Teach a Horse to Leg Yield

Once our horses understand how to move forward off our leg, the next step is to begin teaching them to move sideways off our leg. This is when we teach a horse to leg-yield….
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A woman in riding gear holds horse reins and smiles. A red stop sign graphic with STOP and the text stop moving hands to get your horse ROUND is displayed on a blue background beside her, highlighting control hand movement techniques.

How to stop moving your hands!

Is your horse inconsistent in the contact? Are your hands moving ALL OVER THE PLACE? Is your coach is always yelling “Keep your hands still!!”, but you just can’t seem to find a steady,…
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A person rides a chestnut horse in an arena. Text reads: Three steps to get your horse ROUND—Bend, Forward, Position—with each step highlighted in a colored box.

Three steps to Round

Getting our horses round and using their bodies correctly is so important. Roundness in horses is like good posture for us humans. Just like us, it’s important for them to have good posture in…
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A person in a helmet and riding gear practices dressage training on a chestnut horse in an outdoor area, with trees and a fence in the background.

Why is Roundness Important?

Are you someone who struggles to get your horse round? Is your horse stiff and tense? Does your trainer tell you that your horse needs to get rounder? Why is roundness important? In this…
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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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