Lateral work is an essential part of your daily schooling sessions, as well as being included in the more advanced ...

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How to Introduce Lateral Work (And in What Order)

Once you reach British Dressage Elementary level dressage, the exercises become more challenging, and many of the tests include lateral ...

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How to Position Your Horse for Lateral Movements

In dressage tests from British Dressage Novice level, a 10-meter loop is sometimes included in the test plan. Although the ...

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How to Ride a 10-Meter Loop

Once you and your horse reach British Dressage Advanced Medium level, you will be required to perform 8-meter circles or ...

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How to Ride an 8-Meter Circle

Although a halt to canter transition is not required in dressage tests, it can be a very useful schooling exercise ...

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How to Ride a Good Halt-Canter Transition

One of the most impressive advanced dressage exercises is flying changes in sequence, commonly known as tempi changes. They look ...

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How to Ride Flying Changes in Sequence (Tempi Changes)

One movement that appears at least once in every dressage test is the halt. On the face of it, the ...

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How to Ride a Good Halt

The half-halt is an extremely important concept in dressage riding. You can use the half-halt to put your horse ‘on ...

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How to Ride a Half-Halt

A 5-meter loop is a shallow serpentine and is a very suitable figure to ride during warm up, and on ...

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How to Ride a 5-Meter Loop

Circles are one of the first bending movements that a young horse will learn. They’re also one of the first ...

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How to (And Why) Ride a Good Circle/Volte