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Amelia executing a canter transition, an arrow points out the hind limb when the horse transitions to canter.

When do you ask for the Canter?!

Are you clear on when to ask for the canter??? The canter transition is something that MANY horses and riders struggle with! A lot has to happen for the horse to coordinate all 4…
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Downward Transitions

I’m pretty sure we’re ALL guilty of bad downward transitions!  When you want to reward your horse, or when you get tired and need to take a break, it’s so easy to just collapse…
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Counter Canter

Counter canter is a great exercise to improve your horse’s canter as it is a test of balance, suppleness, straightness, and collection. The counter canter is introduced at  first level and ALL of the…
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Amelia Newcomb executing a collected canter.

Collection: Canter Walk Canter Transitions

Canter-walk-canter transitions are one of the best exercises to introduce the concept of collection to your horse! In order to execute a walk-canter transition properly, the horse must lower and engage the hind end…
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Warm up the dressage horse

Warm Up Your Dressage Horse: Trot Canter Trot Transitions

Trot canter trot transitions are one of the BEST exercises for ALL Dressage horses whether they are young green horses or FEI horses. Trot-canter-trot transitions accomplish the following things: Suppleness – these transitions work…
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Counting for Rhythm

Edit: If you are having trouble getting this video to load, try watching it directly on Youtube here.  In this week’s video, I have one simple trick to help you improve your riding! Regardless…
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Transitions are everything in dressage

Transitions are Everything in Dressage

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…
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the canter trot transition

The Canter Trot Transition

  The canter trot transition is a difficult and important transition to master in Dressage and it even shows up in the Grand Prix! This transition is an important test of throughness and suppleness…
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get your heels down in canter

How to Keep Your Stirrups In Canter

I’ve noticed that with many horses and riders, everything goes pretty well until it’s time to canter. The canter is where things fall apart for many horses and riders. Often, the rider gets a…
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