Dressage Tips

Riding is just sitting on a massive 4-legged beach ball, and asking it to start getting bouncy when we apply our legs around it. So it’s no wonder that it takes a little while…
Good dressage horses are made, not born! But there’s no secret how they’re all made! The scaffolding we use to build up our horses and our own dressage ability is The Dressage Training Scale,…
Dressage is ALL about the basics, whether you are just starting out in Dressage or you have been riding Dressage for a while, keep these simple tips in mind and your riding will improve!!…
The snowman is seriously one of the best exercises you can use to improve your canter transition and work on your horses’ suppleness, throughness, and impulsion!! This exercise is great for tense horses, lazy…
So what’s the big deal? Why is inside leg to outside rein so important in Dressage? And why is it so difficult to get the horse off of the inside leg and into the…
About the canter: The canter is a 3 beat gait. Beat one is the outside hind leg, beat two is the inside hind leg and outside front leg, and beat three is the inside…
Most ALL riders forget to practice the walk! But believe it or not, you can accomplish a lot at the walk. For those of you that ride older horses, you will want to spend a good…
The warm up is arguably the most important part of your ride! The warm up should get your horse mentally and physically accessible and supple so that you can have a productive training session….
Alignment is arguably the MOST IMPORTANT part of your position.  Whenever I see a new student, I always start with getting them in the correct alignment from their ear-shoulder-hip-to heel! Why? Finding and maintaining…
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