First Level
Continue the development of your horse’s suppleness for First Level with lengthening of stride, 15-meter circles and leg yield.
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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.

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10 Tips for Better Dressage Trot Lengthenings
Advice on how to ride an essential dressage training tool: the trot lengthening.

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How To Teach Your Horse to Pick Up the Correct Canter Lead
Madeleine Austin gives advice on this common problem.

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George Williams: How Horses’ Hind Legs Work
A horse's hind legs work in three ways: thrusting power, reach and carrying power.

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How to Develop Quality Downward Transitions
Lisa Pierson explains how to ride better downward transitions.

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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.

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Trot Lengthenings: The What, The Why and The How
Carole Grant explains how to do this basic dressage movement.

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Carry Your Hands to Maintain an Active Core
Rider biomechanics expert Susanne von Dietze critiques Barb Shannahan on Aero.
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The Effect of Upper-Body Balance on Lateral Work
Susanne von Dietze critiques Sarah Ryan at First Level.
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