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A rider in black equestrian gear canters on a dark horse in a sandy arena. Text reads: 3 Riding Patterns to Improve Canter Transitions with colorful banners and a star graphic.

Three Patterns for Better Canter Transitions

Are you having trouble getting your horse to pick up the correct canter lead? Or are they just not responding to your canter aid? The canter transition can be really tricky! The universal aids…
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Five illustrated playing cards labeled with riding pattern letters are fanned out over a sandy arena. A rider on a gray horse follows a blue dashed path. Large text reads PATTERNS & FIGURES across the cards.

Train Your Horse with Patterns and Figures

Do you ever find yourself riding around and around without any clear purpose? You’re just not sure how to get your horse listening and on the aids? Well, don’t fret, because I have a…
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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 rider on a chestnut horse performs dressage in an outdoor arena. Large text reads SHOULDER IN tips, perfect for horse training. On the right, a diagram shows a horse’s shoulder-in movement along parallel lines. Trees can be seen in the background.

What is a Shoulder-In?

Are you working on schooling shoulder-in? Wondering what the judges will expect of your shoulder-in at the show this year? When is your horse even ready to learn shoulder-in? In this video, I will…
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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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Two riders on chestnut horses perform dressage under the words: SECRET to a great ride. A pyramid shows the Dressage Training Scale, reminding you to plan your ride and master rhythm, suppleness, connection, impulsion, straightness, and collection.

Dressage Training Scale: How to Plan Your Ride

Last Updated: 5/6/2026 Have you ever wondered what should you be working on during your rides? The Training Scale is the tool for you! I use the Training Scale to plan every single ride…
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A person riding a gray horse in an outdoor arena while another person stands nearby instructing. Text on the image reads New Horse Warm up exercises. Trees and dressage markers are visible in the background.

Warming up with a New Horse

During the warm-up, not only do we want to get our horse’s muscles warm, but we want to begin to get them supple, soft, and on the aids. The warm-up is also a great…
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A rider on a chestnut horse practices dressage on an outdoor arena. Beside them, text and a diagram explain how to bend a horse’s body during riding, highlighting the riders leg positioning and body alignment.

Bend Your Horse’s Body

Last updated: 19th May 2026 Are you struggling with getting your horse to bend correctly? Is your horse overbending their neck or drifting out through their shoulder? Ideally, we want our horses to have…
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