It’s widely accepted among the equestrian community that horses are happiest and healthiest when they are kept outside at pasture for as much time ...

A comment that’s often seen on dressage score sheets is “head tilting.” If your horse tends to tilt his head, you will be marked ...

The term “bombproof” is used by horse owners to describe a horse that is unafraid of anything. In theory, a bomb could go off ...

The horse’s respiratory system provides him with the oxygen that’s essential for all cell functions throughout the horse’s body, including the removal of carbon ...

Today’s pony-crazy kids are potentially tomorrow’s dressage stars! But with so many other, more exciting, mounted activities to enjoy, how do you encourage children ...

Rhythm is the first of the dressage Scales of Training and is the most important of the Scales. If your horse does not work ...

When the lighter evenings and warmer weather arrive, you can look forward to taking off your horse’s rugs and riding outside in the fresh ...

Transitions are required in every dressage test throughout the levels and are something that you should be using daily in your horse’s schooling sessions. ...

In the lower level tests, you will ride in working trot, showing a few steps of lengthened trot strides and some medium trot. The ...

The extended walk is an exercise that appears in dressage tests from British Dressage Medium level upward. In some dressage tests, the mark for ...