I had a note from Anna who is struggling with tension in her horse and all the associated…

Dress it for the Vertical by Aspire Equestrian
My dear dressage enthusiasts, I got to thinking, maybe you are not all blinkered and utterly obsessed with…

GET IN RHYTHM … STAY IN RHYTHM
Imagine your horse ambling along in walk, jogging instead of trotting, stumbling through a test constantly breaking the…
R – IS FOR RHYTHM AND RELAXATION – R&R
The rhythm that a horse maintains in all its gaits and paces is fundamental to Dressage riding. Rhythm…

H – IS FOR HARMONY
Harmony is to fit together, to join, like the relationship between different pitches in a song. One note…

C – Is for Cadence
Cadence is the rhythmical movements of the horse’s stride. Your horse is expressing cadence when you appear to…

On The Bit
Hello there Dressage enthusiasts … I have received a message from a ‘Real Life Rider’ who is “struggling with…

COLLECTIVE MARKS – PACES AND REGULARITY – TROT
The importance of how you understand and focus on the collective marks cannot be emphasised enough. If you…

Is It Me Or Is It My Horse?
Another of our Real Life Rider series, where our rider wrote to say she is currently training her…

I Got Rhythm … Correct Canter Lead
“Teaching my young horse to strike off on the correct canter lead on the left rein was proving…