Dressage Movements
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How to Ride Flying Changes
Flying changes are often seen as the highlight of an advanced dressage test and are something every dressage rider wants to master! When the ... -
How to Ride Turn Around the Forehand
Why do we teach horses to perform turn around the forehand? It is usually taught as the first ‘sideways’ movement, as it’s a simple ... -
How to Half-Pass
Half-pass is a forward/sideways movement. Remember the order of those words – it is crucial to maintaining them in that order while you teach ... -
How to Ride a Change of Lead Through Trot
A change of lead through trot is a way of changing the canter lead. In essence, it’s canter-trot-canter. The difference between a ‘simple change’ ... -
How to Ride Haunches-In (Travers)
Haunches-in is more usually referred to as ‘travers’. This movement can also be used in schooling as a preparatory movement when teaching the horse ... -
How to Ride a Serpentine
Serpentines are useful schooling exercises that also appear in British Dressage tests from Novice level upwards, so it’s important that you know how to ... -
How to Ride a Good Center Line
There are two center lines in every dressage test that you ride, and some tests have more than that. Every center line is worth ... -
How to Ride a Figure of Eight
The figure of eight is a really useful schooling exercise you can use at home that’s also included in dressage tests from the lower ... -
How to Ride Good Corners
When riding a dressage test, many riders make the experience even more challenging by not using the arena properly. In busy tests where the ... -
How to Ride a Good Trot-Halt Transition
Transitions are the key to improving your horse’s engagement and balance, his obedience to your aids, his suppleness, and ultimately his collection; that’s why ...
