Before you ride down the centerline, you need to check out the dressage test sheet so that you understand exactly what you’re required to ...
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Everyone who has ever had a riding lesson has been told to “sit up straight!” by their instructor at some time or another. In ...
Harmony between horse and rider is crucial in dressage if you want to enjoy high scores and positive comments, and a disobedient, resistant, or ...
You may have noticed the term “fluency” mentioned in the directives on your dressage score sheets. Although it’s a crucial component of the overall ...
From British Dressage Elementary level and upward, most dressage tests contain a range of lateral movements, such as leg-yield, half-pass, shoulder-in, and travers. In ...
When you begin riding dressage tests from British Dressage Preliminary level onwards, you will be asked to show “working canter.” For most young horses ...
When you read the comment, “Needs more activity” on your dressage sheet, what does that mean? Why is an active hind leg important in ...
Working trot is included in all dressage tests from the very basic Training and Introductory levels right through to First or Elementary level. You ...
What’s the movement that is demanded more than any other in dressage tests at every level? Circles? Although that’s what many riders assume. It’s ...
The walk is probably the most difficult pace to present in a dressage test, largely because there is so much that can go wrong. ...
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