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How is your Haunches In?

This week I wanted to make a video on a movement that is the butt of many rider frustrations, it’s haunches-in..(terrible pun intended! 🙊). Haunches-in isn’t a simple move and I often find myself…
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The Leg-Yield Staircase with an OTTB

After a great response last week, we’re back working with Caine and the lovely OTTB Luke.  In this week’s video, we’re demonstrating the Leg Yield Staircase. To execute The Leg Yield Staircase, we leg…
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Dressage Exercises for the Trail

As dressage riders, we spend a lot of time in the school, drilling, practicing, learning, and, well, dressage-ing! We can sometimes forget that a change of scenery is important. It’s great to get our…
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Shoulder-In vs. Shoulder-Fore

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…
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Walk Exercises!

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…
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How to Ride Shoulder-In

Shoulder-in is an extremely important movement in Dressage. It can be described as “the parent” to all Dressage exercises. Shoulder in helps to straighten and to engage the horse and it is what you…
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The Leg Yield Staircase

The leg yield is a great exercise for suppleness, balance, coordination, and straightness.  Leg yields are introduced at First Level, but they are a great suppleness exercise for horses at all levels! Here is…
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Turn on the Forehand

When was the last time you did a turn on the forehand?  It’s probably a good idea to go back and revisit this exercise The turn on the forehand is a VERY IMPORTANT tool in Dressage training.  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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