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A person rides a chestnut horse in an outdoor dressage arena, with a dog lying on the sand nearby. Trees and a sign marked K are visible in the background. Text reads: get ready for Flying Changes!.

Getting Ready For the Flying Changes

Recently I posted a video about flying changes. You may have tried a few flying changes since then?! Flying changes are one of the hardest things to teach a horse and the key to…
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A rider on a brown horse in an outdoor arena, with text on the left reading How to Wake Up a Lazy Horse next to an illustrated alarm clock.

How to wake up a lazy horse.

Is your horse on the lazy side? This week I am giving you some tips and strategies to get your horse hotter and more reactive!  It can be so frustrating, not to mention physically…
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A rider in a helmet and riding attire guides a chestnut horse with white leg wraps in an outdoor arena. Text reads: How to Ride the Medium Trot / Mastering lengthening trot techniques.

How to ride the medium trot/lengthening trot.

Are you struggling to develop a beautiful and lofty medium trot or trot lengthening? As you move up the levels, you must develop different “gears” in your horse’s trot to where you have a “lengthening”…
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A person riding a chestnut horse in an outdoor arena, showcasing excellent rideability, with the text How to get your DREAM RIDE! overlaid in white, bold letters. The horse is trotting, both wear riding gear, and trees fill the background.

How to Improve Your Horse’s Rideability

Last Updated: 4/30/2026 We all want to have our dream ride, and for me, that all boils down to the thing that people call “rideability”. What is rideability? It’s a feeling of connection with…
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Text reads How to Fix Hollow Canter Transitions. Two riders in riding gear are shown on horses; one outline glows red (showing a hollow frame), the other glows green (showing an engaged frame) for better horse training during the trot-canter transition.

The Trot-Canter Transition

The transition from trot to canter is one of the most difficult transitions in my opinion! Most all horses want to come above the bit and use their neck in this transition. It can be…
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A rider on a black horse jumps over white poles arranged in a cloverleaf shape, showcasing Cavaletti training for improved suppleness. CloverLeaf Cavaletti text is overlaid, with an aerial view on the right showing the pattern drawn on the sand.

Suppleness with Cavaletti Training

I’m guessing that many of you are dressage divas to the marrow! I know we’ve got riders from all disciplines in this lovely community, but if you’re like me, it’s dressage all the live-long…
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A person leads a relaxed horse through groundwork exercises outdoors. Text on the image reads "3 GroundWork and daily exercises." The scene is set in a sandy area with trees in the background.

3 Groundwork Exercises for a relaxed and focused horse

When your horse is relaxed and focused on the ground, it will transfer over into the riding. I am a huge believer in groundwork, and adding just a few simple exercises to your routine…
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A rider in black gear is cantering a chestnut horse in an outdoor arena. Text on the image reads, Canter Transitions with an OTTB!!!! Trees are visible in the background, highlighting thoroughbred training and canter transitions.

Canter Transitions on an Off The Track Thoroughbred!

The transition from trot to canter can be a tricky thing to get right, (particularly the right lead canter!). We’re moving up from the two-beat trot that’s reliably symmetrical, to the three beat canter,…
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A rider on a gray horse moves in an arena, captured with drone footage, as text reads How to ride the Snowman and a diagram of intersecting circles resembling a snowman shape appears on the right side.

The Best Dressage Exercise- with DRONE Footage!

Last updated: 20th May 2026 The Best Dressage Exercise: The Snowman It’s getting to that wintery time of year, so it’s time to start building some snowmen in the sand school! This week’s video…
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