Dressage Troubleshooting
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How to Stop Your Horse Snatching at the Reins
When the horse snatches at the reins, this can be quite infuriating to the rider! If it happens in a dressage test, it will ... -
How to Encourage Your Horse to Stretch on a Long Rein
One of the key scales of training for dressage horses is suppleness. The term refers to the horse’s willingness to work over his back ... -
How to Stop Your Horse Coming Against the Bit
On British Dressage sheets under the collective mark for ‘Submission’, you will see that the directive makes reference to the ‘elasticity of the contact’. ... -
How to Improve Your Horse’s Confidence
Confidence and relaxation are very important if you and your horse are to present a happy and harmonious partnership in the dressage arena. Unfortunately, ... -
How to Improve Your Horse’s Balance
Do you wonder why you need to improve your horse’s balance? Read on to find out why this is an important part of riding, ... -
How to Keep Your Horse Balanced When Cantering Across a Diagonal
The next dressage test you are planning to ride requires you to canter across the diagonal – but are you sure you can keep ... -
How to Teach Your Horse to Stand Still
An important element of the halt exercise in dressage tests is ‘immobility’. Immobility means that your horse should remain perfectly still, whilst remaining on ... -
How to Get Your Horse In Front of the Leg
A horse that is not working forward from the rider’s leg is often described as not being, ‘in front of the leg’. Having your ... -
How to Work Your Horse Long and Low
Working your horse ‘long and low’ refers to a technique that is used by dressage riders to develop their horse’s relaxation, suppleness and willingness ... -
How to Get Your Horse off His Forehand
The judge’s comment, ‘on the forehand’ is often seen on dressage test sheets. But what does ‘on the forehand’ mean, and how do you ...
