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Jennifer O. Bryant

Jennifer O. Bryant is the editor of USDF Connection. She is the author of three books, including The USDF Guide to Dressage.

Advance Your Dressage Movements

There are places in every dressage test where even the humblest mount can score just as well as—or better than—the…

1 year ago


Improve Your Dressage Score

You trot down center line, ride the pattern of your dressage test, and soon receive your score. Your placing in…

1 year ago

Demystifying Dressage Success: 4 Musts for This Olympic Equestrian Discipline

Maybe you’ve seen dressage in person or in photos and video. Perhaps you’ve even dabbled in it yourself with some…

3 years ago

Developing Contact With Your Horse

Many equestrian disciplines require the horse to go on a loose rein, at least part of the time. But in…

3 years ago

Stretch Your Dressage Training with the Stretch Circle

The most common mistake dressage riders make is to try to “put the horse together” by pulling on the reins…

3 years ago

Farewell Jane Savoie

The equine world is saddened to hear that dressage clinician, competitor, and prolific author Jane Savoie died January 4, 2021,…

4 years ago

In Front of the Leg: Training a Better Response to the Leg Aid

The beautifully trained dressage horse is so attuned to his rider that his response to the lightest leg aid is…

4 years ago

Learn to Leg-Yield

The leg-yield is the building block of most lateral work in dressage. In a leg-yield, the horse travels forward and…

5 years ago

Turn on the Forehand

After your horse understands the basic “whoa and go” aids in the walk, trot, and canter, and you can make…

5 years ago

The Versatile Serpentine

The serpentine is introduced at Training Level in competition, but it’s practiced by savvy dressage riders at all levels. Here’s…

6 years ago