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Horse Dressage

Fit Your Horse’s Noseband for Dressage

Q: I am new to riding dressage, but am wondering how to adjust the noseband. Should it be tight or…

10 years ago


Training Level Dressage

Working gaits? Check! Rhythm and regularity? Check! 20-meter circles? Check! Whether you’re bringing along a green horse or just getting…

10 years ago

Posting or Sitting the Trot at Training Level

At Training Level, all trot work may be ridden posting or sitting at the rider’s discretion. So which should you…

10 years ago

Trail Riding for Dressage Horses

  Riding outside most often proves to be one of the surest accelerants of dressage training. First, there is no…

10 years ago

Dressage Mysteries Solved Part II

In Part I of Dressage Mysteries Solved, dressage clinician, author and three-time Olympic coach Jane Savoie outlined the connecting aids…

10 years ago

Get Your Horse on the Bit

  What does it look like when my horse is on the bit? Hindquarters: "You want to see active hindquarters…

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Lazy Dressage Horse

Q: I do dressage with my very lazy, thick-skinned Friesian. He doesn’t respect my leg or whip. What can I…

10 years ago

Understanding the Half-Halt

The half-halt is elusive to many dressage riders. Performed correctly, it remains nearly imperceptible to onlookers, while providing necessary balance…

10 years ago

From Summer Camp to National Championships

Two happy campers, Kristin and Bellinger in the summer of 2014 after their first Prix St. Georges test at Virginia…

10 years ago

A Look Back at the 2015 World Cup Dressage Finals

World Cup winners Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro from Great Britain showing lovely canter work in their Grand Prix test that…

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