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How Your Horse Should Use His Hindquarters
As a dressage rider, you will almost certainly have read comments on your dressage test score sheet that refer to engagement, impulsion, and uphill ... -
How ‘Ordinary’ Horses can Excel in Dressage Competitions
If you have an “ordinary” horse with regular but unspectacular paces, you may wonder if you have a hope of beating the big-moving, warmbloods ... -
How to Identify and Manage Bog Spavins & Bone Spavins
The most important quality in a dressage horse is soundness. If your horse is unlevel or irregular, you will be heavily penalized by every ... -
How to Develop Balance and Symmetry in Both Horse and Rider
In all of your riding, whether it be competing, schooling, or just hacking out, you should be thinking about balance and symmetry in your ... -
How Any Dressage Rider Can Become a More Professional Equestrian
Some people are seemingly born with natural skill, perfect timing, and that elusive quality that dressage riders call “feel.” But most regular riders have ... -
How to Identify and Manage Stringhalt in Dressage Horses
If you’re a dressage rider, you’ll know the importance of regularity in the horse’s paces. Take a look at the Scales of Training, and ... -
How to Build Relaxed Power in the Dressage Horse
Whatever level of dressage training you have reached, your ultimate goal should be to create maximum impulsion, self-carriage, and expression to show off your ... -
How to Identify and Manage Equine Cushing’s Disease
Did you know that dressage horses are especially predisposed to developing Cushing’s disease? Well, according to an eminent veterinary surgeon from Wisconsin, U.S., that’s ... -
How to Use Your Upper Leg
All riders in all disciplines know that your lower leg is an essential aid. But what about your upper leg? In this article, we ... -
How to Look After Your Horse’s Saddle Pads
Although you don’t get any extra marks in dressage for the turnout of you and your horse, an immaculately presented combination does give the ...
