Q: I am new to riding dressage, but am wondering how to adjust the noseband. Should it be tight or…
Working gaits? Check! Rhythm and regularity? Check! 20-meter circles? Check! Whether you’re bringing along a green horse or just getting…
At Training Level, all trot work may be ridden posting or sitting at the rider’s discretion. So which should you…
Riding outside most often proves to be one of the surest accelerants of dressage training. First, there is no…
In Part I of Dressage Mysteries Solved, dressage clinician, author and three-time Olympic coach Jane Savoie outlined the connecting aids…
What does it look like when my horse is on the bit? Hindquarters: "You want to see active hindquarters…
Q: I do dressage with my very lazy, thick-skinned Friesian. He doesn’t respect my leg or whip. What can I…
The half-halt is elusive to many dressage riders. Performed correctly, it remains nearly imperceptible to onlookers, while providing necessary balance…
Two happy campers, Kristin and Bellinger in the summer of 2014 after their first Prix St. Georges test at Virginia…
World Cup winners Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro from Great Britain showing lovely canter work in their Grand Prix test that…