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A rider wearing a helmet and colorful shirt is practicing the fundamentals of dressage on a chestnut horse with white leg wraps in an outdoor arena surrounded by trees and a fence.

It’s all about the Basics

Working on the basics may not be sexy or fun, but the basics are what allow you to ride beautiful, uphill flying changes, half passes, and experience moments of harmonious connection with your horse….
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A person in a helmet rides a brown horse with white leg wraps and a blue saddle pad in an outdoor arena. Text on the right reads, Walk Exercises and Walk Workouts you CAN do!.

Walk Exercises you CAN do!

Walk is an essential part of your warmup. Especially if you have an older horse, walk work can be a great way to help keep them in shape without wearing a lot on their…
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Amelia rides a grey sensitive horse outdoors while another woman stands nearby, offering a riding lesson. Text on the image reads: Riding tips for a sensitive horse.

Lesson with Amelia: Riding a Sensitive Horse

Figuring out how to ride a new horse can be tricky at first and sometimes a little scary if you’re not sure exactly how to communicate with your new mount. The same can be…
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A person dressed in black and white riding attire is riding a brown horse with a white stripe on its face through a sunlit, green outdoor setting. The riders face is not visible.

Training the Grand Prix with Harvey and the Dressage Foundation

A year ago, I received the Carol Lavell Advanced Training Grant from the Dressage Foundation. It was a huge honor to receive this prestigious award and the funding was used for training my horse…
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Claudia, dressed in equestrian attire, rides a brown and white pinto horse in an outdoor arena bordered by a white fence and green trees—perfect inspiration to train your eye for detail.

Train your Eye- Patreon Claudia

Welcome back to another edition of “Train your Eye with Amelia Newcomb” the quick 2-4 minute read with a submitted photo from a REAL rider in my community. These articles are designed to help…
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A split image shows two horse skeleton diagrams on the left—one with a horse invert neck and one with a horse curl neck—and two photos on the right of a rider on a dark horse in matching positions. Text reads invert or Curl?.

Does your horse invert or curl?

When your horse curls behind the vertical or won’t take the contact, it is impossible to get your horse to correctly engage their hind end or use their topline. You will find that regulating…
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A rider in equestrian gear performs dressage on a dark horse without using stirrups. Text at the bottom reads, one tempis with no stirrups. Trees and a dressage arena are in the background.

One Tempis with no Stirrups

Are you working towards your 1-tempi changes? This video takes you through how I train for them and some good tips for setting them up! Practicing your tempi changes without stirrups is a great…
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A distressed Dressage Horse with an open mouth and bridle stands beside a blue pyramid labeled Rhythm to Collection. The text above reads Help me!!! with biohazard symbols, illustrating a classic Horse Problem in the world of Dressage.

Help! I’m having a problem with my Dressage Horse!

Good dressage horses are made, not born! But there’s no secret how they’re all made! The scaffolding we use to build up our horses and our own dressage ability is The Dressage Training Scale,…
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A person wearing a helmet is horse riding a dark horse with white leg wraps in an outdoor arena. Text on the image reads “Posting Trot!” Trees and greenery are in the background as they post the trot.

How and Why to Post the Trot

Posting trot is not easy to do well – you have to coordinate your seat, legs and hands and stay in tempo with your horse! But, posting trot has a lot of important benefits…
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