Dressage Tips

Let’s talk about shoulder-in and shoulder-fore! Some of you might be thinking “What’s the difference?” or “When should I use one over the other?” This week’s video is here to give you some tips…
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…
Transitions are EVERYTHING in Dressage Training. If you are not sure what to work on during your ride, work on transitions. Seamless, harmonious, transitions with uphill balance and an engaged win end are the…
As a dressage rider and trainer, the 1/2 pass can be one of the most complicated and awkward movements for the horse and rider to learn and understand. In a half pass, the horse…
The rein back is a very important and often neglected movement in dressage. This movement tests the submission of the horse and also engages and lowers the hindquarters. This is a movement that shows…
Teaching the flying changes can be one of the most difficult things to teach the horse. While a flying change is a natural movement for a horse, getting the horse to do the flying…
The piaffe is the pinnacle of Dressage. It is arguably the hardest movement to teach the horse to perform and it is very heavily weighted in the Grand Prix test. In the Grand Prix,…
Half-halts are very complicated because every half-halt is different. There is no formula to follow that will give you the perfect half-halt. To ride a half halt the rider must have FEEL meaning that…
Riding a smooth transition from shoulder-in to renvers is a valuable skill that tests your horse’s suppleness, balance, and responsiveness. This movement, which appears in the Third Level Test 2, challenges both horse and…
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