How difficult and confusing is ‘ falling in ’ for a rider? When a horse is falling in,…
Strength Training in Dressage
Recognising that your horse may not have the strength to perform the work you are asking for is…
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Take a Deep Breath
Without question the most underestimated, undervalued, unappreciated, under-rated tool in the rider’s toolbox is breathing. I should know…
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Haunches-In = Hand-In
I am constantly amazed at how the small things make such a huge difference in training. Here’s an…
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The Thorny Problem that is Leg Yield
Seems whenever I explain to anyone that I do not do leg yield, I get furrowed brows and…
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Travers – Use it to supple your horse
There are a number of exercises you should master in order to improve your horses ability to bend…
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GET IN RHYTHM … STAY IN RHYTHM
Imagine your horse ambling along in walk, jogging instead of trotting, stumbling through a test constantly breaking the…
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TEMPO – Check the Flex
CHANGES OF TEMPO You will often see horses varying the tempo of the gait by speeding up or…
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Let’s get this STRAIGHT – It might be you
Is your horse straight? Are you? Near the top of the tree in terms of the pyramid of…
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Canter balance issues? …then COUNTER CANTER
You are struggling with balance issues in canter, your coach says – “ok, let’s try some counter canter…
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