If you’re just beginning your journey into the world of dressage, you’ll need to familiarize yourself with the Dressage Scales ...

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How to Use the Dressage Scales of Training Pyramid

Straightness and collection are the last two of the dressage Scales of Training. These two aspects of a horse’s way ...

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How to Improve Your Horse’s Straightness and Collection

If you’re a keen dressage diva, you should be familiar with the German Scales of Training. But what’s so important ...

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Why ALL Dressage Riders Need to Know The Scales of Training

When the word ‘collection’ is first uttered to a new rider, they often make the common mistake of thinking that ...

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The Scales of Training: Scale 6 – Collection

On the surface, straightness sounds very simple; you want your horse to be able to walk, trot, and canter in ...

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The Scales of Training: Scale 5 – Straightness

‘Needs more impulsion’ is a term that frequently appears on dressage scores sheets. However, when trying to create impulsion, many ...

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The Scales of Training: Scale 4 – Impulsion

When novice riders first try to get their horses ‘on the bit’ they often overuse the reins in an attempt ...

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The Scales of Training: Scale 3 – Contact

Most often, when people talk about a horse’s suppleness, they’re referring to the horse’s ability to bend through its body ...

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The Scales of Training: Scale 2 – Suppleness

We all know what ‘rhythm’ means, right? But in regard to horses, it encompasses more than just what we might ...

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The Scales of Training: Scale 1 – Rhythm