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Review: 30 Days To Round Challenge By Amelia Newcomb

This was an original article designed especially for Heels Down Mag. Amelia Newcomb is not a new name to me. I stumbled upon the California-based dressage trainer by typing in “how to ride a…
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Four images of a person riding a black horse are shown, with colored lines illustrating the horse’s neck position. Text in the center reads “why Round?” in white and blue font.

Why does it matter if my horse is Round?

Are you someone who struggles to get your horse round? Is your horses stiff and tense? Does your trainer tell you that your horse needs to get rounder? In this video we take you…
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A side-by-side comparison of two riders on horses; left shows a horse with its head raised, right shows a horse rounder, with its neck arched and head down. Arrows highlight the rounder frame. Text reads Get your horse ROUNDER!.

Get your horse rounder!

Many riders struggle with ROUNDNESS and getting the horse supple in the neck and correctly using their back and top line.  In today’s video, we are offering suggestions to Jennifer. She writes “As you can…
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Two side-by-side images show a rider on a dark horse in an outdoor arena. The left displays the full pair; the right zooms in on the arched neck, illustrating what it means for a horse to be On The Bit. Text above reads, On the Bit?!.

On The Bit?!

How to Teach/Reintroduce the Contact: 1. Start from the ground! Whenever I have a horse that really does not understand the contact, working from the ground is the best place to start. Teach the horse to…
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Amelia Newcomb on a chestnut gelding executes dressage movements in an outdoor arena. Text reads, How do you ask for a flying change in horse riding? An arrow indicates the horse’s canter stride, emphasizing the application of correct aids such as weight shift, leg position, and timing for achieving a clean flying change.

How to Give the Correct Aids for a Flying Change

Aids for a Flying Change What actually tells your horse to do a flying change? It comes down to one thing: your leg position switching at the right moment. Getting the correct aids and…
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