Dressage Tips

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…
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,…
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…
When you are riding there is so much to think about. You have to be thinking about what your body is doing, what your horse’s body is doing, what your horse is thinking, and…
Flying changes are one of THE MOST difficult things to teach a horse to do! While it is a “natural” movement for horses, teaching the horse to do the flying change on command when…
One of the foundational principles in dressage is Losgelassenheit, a German term that embodies the idea of looseness and relaxation, both physically and mentally. This state is essential for your horse to perform effectively,…
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