Want To Become A Better Dressage Rider? - View our FREE Resources!
Youtube Facebook Instagram Podcast
Academy Login
Login

Dressage Tips

Suggestions:
Tips Training Roundness
A rider in a patterned shirt and helmet guides a chestnut horse in an outdoor arena. The image reads: Why Ride a Half-Halt? Discover the secret to riding effective half-halts and why this riding technique is crucial!.

Why are Half-Halts Important?

This week, we’re diving into one of the most mysterious yet essential concepts in riding: the half-halt. As a Grand Prix rider and trainer, I can tell you that learning to ride effective half-halts…
Read More
A person wearing a helmet and riding attire rides a brown horse on a blue background with the text: Ride the Spiral Circle.

How to Ride the Spiral Circle

Do you have a horse who tends to be tense, stiff, or resistant? Do you struggle to get your horse bending and focused? One of my favorite patterns to ride that helps with balance…
Read More
A smiling equestrian rides a chestnut horse outdoors, demonstrating balance. Inset shows a person holding a white fan covering their face. Text reads: Three Tips for a Better Ride with an arrow pointing to the words Smooth Ride.

Improve Your Balance for a Better Ride

When we ride, it’s easy to underestimate the force our bodies place on a horse’s back—especially at the trot and canter where the pressure from our weight can actually double. That means if you…
Read More
A person rides a brown horse in an outdoor arena, demonstrating a two point canter position. Large text on the right reads: Get up! in a TWO POINT with a blue and orange color scheme.

Why Ride in Two Point?

Last updated: 4/28/2026 Whether you’re a jumper rider or a Dressage rider, two-point can be a really useful position to encourage your horse to move forward and to give them more freedom in their…
Read More
A rider in equestrian gear rides a chestnut horse in an arena. Beside them, text on a blue background reads: How to keep your horse focused with a safety circle.

Get Your Horse Focused with the Safety Circle

Today’s exercise is the Safety Circle. This is a wonderful exercise if your horse is tense or nervous, or if your horse dislikes one particular area or corner in your arena. When I was…
Read More
A person riding a chestnut horse in an English saddle, with the text “Anticipating the Canter” on a blue background. An orange icon with exclamation marks highlights how horses anticipate the canter.

Does Your Horse Anticipate the Canter?

Training a horse that anticipates can be challenging, however anticipation, when channeled effectively, is not necessarily a bad thing. It shows that the horse is eager and listening. In this video, you will learn…
Read More
A person is riding a dark brown horse in an outdoor arena, practicing Flying Changes with a Schoolmaster. Text on the left reads, "Flying Changes with a Schoolmaster." Another person observes nearby; trees and a fence line the background.

Riding Flying Changes on a Schoolmaster

Flying changes are one of the hardest movements to train and teach. While it is a perfectly natural movement for your horse, it isn’t always easy to teach them how to do a clean…
Read More
A woman in equestrian gear rides a brown horse outdoors. Next to her, text reads: 5 takeaways from Ingrid Klimke’s clinic, with the Arelis Hovgrosen Dressage logo above.

Five Takeaways from Ingrid Klimke’s Clinic

Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to ride my horse Harvey in a weekend masterclass with Ingrid Klimke. It was such an amazing opportunity, and I learned so much! Ingrid is such an…
Read More
A rider in a patterned shirt and helmet rides a chestnut horse in an outdoor arena, working to get the horse round in the canter. Text on the right reads: Get your horse round in the canter.

How To Get Your Horse Round in the Canter

Does this happen to you? You’re going along, your horse is so nice and soft and round at the trot. You sit the trot, ask for canter, and bam! Your horse puts their head…
Read More
Join the community

Get weekly training to your Inbox

Enter your name and email below and you’ll be added to my list to get weekly training videos each week. You’ll also be the first to hear about all my news, courses and offers! You can unsubscribe at any time!

PS-Good things are coming. Please be patient with this form, it sometimes takes a moment to submit your details!