First Level

First Level

How to Correctly Ride a Change of Lead Through Trot

Learn the steps to ride this movement that appears in First Level Test 3.

First Level

10 Tips for Better Dressage Trot Lengthenings

Advice on how to ride an essential dressage training tool: the trot lengthening.

First Level

How To Teach Your Horse to Pick Up the Correct Canter Lead

Madeleine Austin gives advice on this common problem.

FEI

George Williams: How Horses’ Hind Legs Work

A horse's hind legs work in three ways: thrusting power, reach and carrying power.

First Level

How to Develop Quality Downward Transitions

Lisa Pierson explains how to ride better downward transitions.

First Level

How to Help Your Horse Maintain Balance in Canter

Lisa Pierson answers a reader question and explains how to balance your horse in the canter with exercises to improve engagement.

First Level

Trot Lengthenings: The What, The Why and The How

Carole Grant explains how to do this basic dressage movement.

First Level

Carry Your Hands to Maintain an Active Core

Rider biomechanics expert Susanne von Dietze critiques Barb Shannahan on Aero.

First Level

The Effect of Upper-Body Balance on Lateral Work

Susanne von Dietze critiques Sarah Ryan at First Level.

First Level

The Effect of Upper-Body Balance on Lateral Work