A common problem with rider position is the tendency to grip with the knees. This not only makes your position ...

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How to Stop Gripping With Your Knees

Many riders view riding without stirrups as unnecessary torture! However, gritting your teeth once a week or so and taking ...

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How to Ride Without Stirrups

It’s all very well diligently working your horse every day to get him strong and fit enough to carry out ...

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How to Improve Rider Fitness

One of the first skills that you learn as a rider is how to ride in rising trot.  Rising to ...

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How to Do Rising Trot

Today’s pony-crazy kids are potentially tomorrow’s dressage stars! But with so many other, more exciting, mounted activities to enjoy, how ...

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How to Encourage Children into Dressage and Make it FUN!

Classical rider Alois Podhajsky is regarded by many as the founding father of modern dressage. Podhajsky understood that the horse ...

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How to Have Patience With Your Dressage Training

Riding is supposed to be fun! But sometimes, a lack of rider confidence can ruin your enjoyment of the sport ...

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How to Improve Rider Confidence

To be successful in dressage, your horse must be supple longitudinally and laterally. But both the horse and rider must ...

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How to Improve Mental Suppleness in Both Horse & Rider

Anyone who rides horses will have heard their instructor encouraging them to “use your legs!” Your leg extends from your ...

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How to Use Your Legs

In dressage tests, being able to strike off onto the correct canter lead at the designated marker is a basic ...

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How to Time Your Canter Aids