Dressage Movements
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How to Ride a Good Halt-Canter Transition
Although a halt to canter transition is not required in dressage tests, it can be a very useful schooling exercise that can help to ... -
How to Ride a Good Walk-Trot Transition
Good transitions are a fundamental element of dressage riding and form a major part of all dressage tests, whatever level you’re riding at. The ... -
How to Ride Counter Shoulder-In
Although it doesn’t appear in dressage tests, the counter shoulder-in is a very useful training exercise that helps develop lateral suppleness and the horse’s ... -
How to Ride Half-Steps
When your horse is working at a medium/advanced medium level, you’ll probably be thinking about teaching him advanced exercises such as piaffe and passage. ... -
How to Ride a Good Canter-Halt Transition
When you begin riding at British Dressage medium level and above, some dressage tests require you to enter the arena in collected canter and ... -
How to Transition Between Piaffe and Passage
Piaffe and passage are the icing on the cake when it comes to dressage riding and are the culmination of many years of training ... -
How to Piaffe
The ultimate goal of most dressage riders is to ride at the advanced level, perhaps one day entering down the centerline tailcoat. However, although ... -
How to Passage
All dressage enthusiasts dream of one day being able to perform the advanced movements with their horses. One particular variant of the paces that ... -
How to Ride an 8-Meter Circle
Once you and your horse reach British Dressage Advanced Medium level, you will be required to perform 8-meter circles or voltes. The exercise is ... -
How to Ride a 10-Meter Loop
In dressage tests from British Dressage Novice level, a 10-meter loop is sometimes included in the test plan. Although the exercise sounds pretty straightforward, ...
