Flying changes are often seen as the highlight of an advanced dressage test and are something every dressage rider wants ...

Half-pass can be a spectacular movement when ridden correctly on a well-schooled horse. This article explains what makes a good ...

Why do we teach horses to perform turn around the forehand? It is usually taught as the first ‘sideways’ movement, ...

A change of lead through trot is a way of changing the canter lead. In essence, it’s canter-trot-canter. The difference ...

Haunches-in is more usually referred to as ‘travers’. This movement can also be used in schooling as a preparatory movement ...

There are two center lines in every dressage test that you ride, and some tests have more than that. Every ...

Serpentines are useful schooling exercises that also appear in British Dressage tests from Novice level upwards, so it’s important that ...

The figure of eight is a really useful schooling exercise you can use at home that’s also included in dressage ...

When riding a dressage test, many riders make the experience even more challenging by not using the arena properly. In ...

Transitions are the key to improving your horse’s engagement and balance, his obedience to your aids, his suppleness, and ultimately ...