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  • How to Activate Your Horse's Hind Legs Dressage
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    How to Activate Your Horse’s Hind Legs

    By How To Dressage
    October 6, 2020
    When you read the comment, “Needs more activity” on your dressage sheet, what does that mean? Why is an active hind leg important in ...
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  • How to Turn Your Horse Without Pulling on the Inside Rein Dressage
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    How to Turn Your Horse Without Pulling on the Inside Rein

    By How To Dressage
    September 1, 2020
    What would happen if you were to ride a circle by simply pulling the horse around by the inside rein? Well, the horse would ...
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  • How to Improve Your Transitions Dressage
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    How to Improve Your Transitions

    By How To Dressage
    June 16, 2020
    Transitions are the glue that holds the dressage horse’s performance together, and that’s why every dressage test contains so many! Good transitions between the ...
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  • How to Correctly Time Your Aids dressage
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    How to Correctly Time Your Aids

    By How To Dressage
    June 5, 2020
    No matter how clear and invisible your riding aids are, your horse won’t understand what you want if you get your timing wrong. In ...
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  • How Dressage Work Can Keep Your Horse Sound
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    How Dressage Work Can Keep Your Horse Sound

    By How To Dressage
    May 6, 2020
    If you’re into dressage, the great news for you is that the sport you love can help to keep your horse sound for longer! ...
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  • How to Buy and Train the Young Dressage Horse
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    How to Buy and Train the Young Dressage Horse

    By How To Dressage
    December 19, 2019
    If you’re buying a young horse for dressage, there’s a lot to think about! In this in-depth, detailed guide, we discuss how to go ...
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  • How are Dressage Horses Trained
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    How are Dressage Horses Trained?

    By How To Dressage
    October 14, 2019
    One question that many people would love to know the answer to is, “how are dressage horses trained?” That’s a big question that doesn’t ...
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  • How to be a GREAT Dressage Rider
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    How to be a GREAT Dressage Rider

    By How To Dressage
    September 30, 2019
    Dressage riding is a complex process that requires effort, hard work, commitment, discipline, and dedication on the part of the rider. In this in-depth ...
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  • How to Build a Good Dressage Foundation
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    How to Build a Good Dressage Foundation

    By How To Dressage
    September 20, 2019
    In the past, dressage riders and trainers spent much time developing their horses’ basic training and building a solid foundation before attempting to progress ...
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  • How to Use Cavaletti for Dressage Schooling raised poles
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    How to Use Cavaletti for Dressage Schooling

    By How To Dressage
    September 15, 2019
    Many riders spend hours schooling their horses in the same pace and at the same tempo, primarily in trot. Now, while that’s important for ...
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    How to Create Cadence in the Dressage Horse

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    How to Create the Ideal Arena Surface Footing for Dressage

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    How to Fit Your Horse’s Noseband

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    How to Safely Ride and Lead

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    How to Keep a Consistent Rein Contact

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    How to Ride a Good Trot-Canter Transition

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