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How to kick in trot

How do you Kick a Horse in Trot

How do you kick in the trot?? Many of us riders struggle with how to effectively influence the horse go for forward from the leg in the trot. It can be difficult, especially in…
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Straightness: Identify and Correct the Hollow Side and the Stiff Side

Here are some exercises to use on the stiff side: Leg yield:If the horse is stiff on the right side (like most horses are) and wants to fall against the right leg, working on…
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Serpentines and The Bending Aids

Riding a serpentine in Dressage is harder than it looks! A LOT goes into correctly and smoothly changing the bend on a horse! Serpentines (and later on the canter half pass zig zag in…
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Rider Straightness and Symmetry: Align Your Shoulders and Knees!

Straightness is something that we ALL struggle within Dressage because every horse and every rider are innately asymmetric! Traditionally in Dressage, when we hear the word “straightness,” we immediately think about the horse! BUT…
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Rider Symmetry

Rider Straightness and Symmetry

Rider Straightness and Symmetry: Align Your Shoulders and Knees! Straightness is something that we ALL struggle with in Dressage because every horse and every rider are innately asymmetric! Traditionally in Dressage, when we hear…
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The Canter

Many horses and riders have difficulty with the canter. You may have trouble with the transition into the canter, or perhaps you and your horse get tense and anxious in the canter, or maybe…
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the canter

The Canter -Everything to Help you with Your Canter!

Last Updated: 5/7/2026 Many horses and riders have difficulty with the canter. You may have trouble with the transition in to the canter, or perhaps you and your horse get tense and anxious in…
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how to teach a horse

How to Teach Your Horse

How do horses learn? Sometimes, in Dressage, we get so caught up in the details of Dressage that we end up gripping with our legs and hands and give conflicting aids. It is easy…
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Leg Yield: Common Mistakes & Corrections

The leg yield is a great exercise to work on suppleness and straightness of the horse. When first training a young or green horse, the leg simply means to go forward but as the…
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