Dressage Movements
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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 ... -
How to Ride a Good Halt-Trot Transition
Halt to trot transitions are asked for at the beginning of most dressage tests. They are also useful as a schooling exercise to make ... -
How to Ride a Good Trot-Walk Transition
Have your downward transitions from trot to walk been criticized on your dressage test sheets? Have you received comments such as, ‘abrupt’, ‘should be ... -
How to Ride a Walk Pirouette
A walk pirouette is a movement in which the horse moves his forehand around his haunches, usually through 180 degrees until he is facing ... -
How to Ride a Good Trot-Canter Transition
Transitions form a very important part of your horse’s daily schooling sessions, as well as being potential mark-winners in your dressage tests. So, what ...
