Dressage can seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. In this book, we break everything down into clear, practical steps, helping you understand the theory, ride with confidence, and train your horse correctly.

Inside, you'll find:

• A simple explanation of dressage theory and how it’s applied in practice.
• Clear guidance on rider position, aids, and technique.
• Instructions on how to train and ride transitions, general movements, and lateral exercises - from the basics to Grand Prix.
• Insights into what makes a movement correct and how to identify mistakes.
• The judge's perspective on what they want to see in the arena.
• Common faults that hold riders back.

With straightforward explanations, illustrations, and step-by-step guidance, this book provides you with the knowledge and tools to improve your dressage training and riding - no matter where you are on your journey.

Many riders brush over the training scales without taking the time to understand them fully, and although the scales may not be as attention-grabbing as other dressage topics, they are the most crucial when it comes to your success.

Within this book, we take you through each scale in-depth, detailing what it is, how to achieve it, and how all the scales work together to create a logical and systematic framework for training the equine athlete. We have also included a range of practical exercises for you to ride at home and show you how to use the scales for warming-up and troubleshooting.

Focusing on these fundamentals throughout all of your training will give you the best hope of creating a willing and happy partnership with a horse that will stay healthy and sound over a long-ridden career, ultimately leading to greater achievements.

When riding in a bare dressage area, it can be very easy to get stuck trotting around the outside track, repeating the same exercises and patterns over and over again.

To help you spice things up a bit, we have put together 30 dressage exercises complete with diagrams and examples of how you can vary the exercises to meet your horse’s level of training.

…and since this book is pocket-sized, you can take it with you wherever you go!”

We are not exaggerating when we say that these horses can turn their hoof to almost any discipline after they have retired from racing. Our specialty is dressage (the clue is in our name!), so that is what we are going to be focusing on in this book.

But even if you have plans to showjump, event, show, or do anything else with your off-the-track thoroughbred, the training outlined in these pages will give you the tools that you need to form a solid training foundation on which you can build.

The only diary you need to help you take care of your horse, achieve your training goals, and be successful in the dressage arena.

• Designed for up to 2 horses
• Manage your horse’s care
• Document lessons
• Competition results
• Undated 52-week diary
• Performance goals
• Motivational quotes

When the competition is over, sit down with your dressage scoresheet and write down your results into this book.

Upon completion, you'll have a clear idea of where you can easily pick up those extra 'easy' marks, and what qualities in your horse's way of going you need to work on.

• Dressage test details
• Collectives, errors & penalty scores
• Judge details & comments
• Personal bests
• Warm-up notes
• Highest and lowest scoring movements
• Quick and long-term improvements

The book consists of over 750 blank 20×40 arena diagrams, each with its own space for notes.

Draw out your floorplan on the diagrams and use the note space to record the pace, transitions, and other dressage movements.

A great tool to help you create your own dressage floorplans, choreograph dressage to music routines, and to help you memorize your dressage tests.

The book consists of over 750 blank 20×60 arena diagrams, each with its own space for notes.

Draw out your floorplan on the diagrams and use the note space to record the pace, transitions, and other dressage movements.

A great tool to help you create your own dressage floorplans, choreograph dressage to music routines, and to help you memorize your dressage tests.