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George Williams: How Horses' Hind Legs Work

By George Williams
Jul 23, 2019

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Develop Piaffe with Hilda Gurney, Part 2

By Hilda Gurney
Jun 5, 2019

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Easy Canter Pirouettes with Morten Thomsen

By Morten Thomsen with Beth Baumert • Photos by Susan J. Stickle
Jun 25, 2019

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Small Steps to Piaffe with Shelly Francis, Part 1

By Shelly Francis with Beth Baumert • Photos by Rhett Savoie
May 24, 2019

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Improve Use of Weight Aids to Influence the Horse

By Susanne von Dietze
Jan 3, 2018

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Scott Hassler: Collection with Throughness and Forward Desire

By Scott Hassler with Beth Baumert, Photos by Amy Dragoo
Mar 25, 2019

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A Long Neck Equals a More Rideable Horse

By Carole Grant with Beth Baumert, Photos by Trudi Boyd Mitchell
Feb 5, 2019

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Riding / Training How-To

The Secret to Free, Forward Collection

By Beth Baumert with Annie Morris
Oct 11, 2017

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Insights from Lilo Fore and Hans-Christian Matthiesen

By Beth Baumert
Jul 23, 2019

Hilda Gurney works with Luminence, her 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding by her Trakehner stallion Leonidas.

Develop Piaffe with Hilda Gurney: Part 1

By Hilda Gurney
Jun 5, 2019

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Charles de Kunffy's 3 Principles to Create a Dancing Partnership with Your Horse

By Charles de Kunffy
May 25, 2017

There are different degrees of collection, but in dressage it is first officially required at Second Level with shoulder-in as Mica Mabragaña demonstrates here on Infanta HGF.

How to Improve Dressage Basics

By Beth Baumert
Mar 13, 2019

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No Do-Overs in Dressage

By Margaret Freeman
Apr 10, 2017

Credit: Courtesy, Annie Morris During the leg yield along the wall, the horse is at about a 30-degree angle to the wall.

Let the Leg Yield Work for You

By Sven Dapper with Annie Morris
Feb 5, 2019

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How to Fine-Tune Your Dressage Aids with Steffen Peters

By Steffen Peters with Beth Baumert, Photos by Elaine Olsen
Jan 23, 2019

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Christine Traurig: "Pushing Away from the Bit"

By Christine Traurig
Feb 5, 2019

Molly O’Brien rides Telurico, a 17-year-old Lusitano stallion owned by Annie Morris.

Volker Brommann: The Why, When and How of Transitions

By Volker Brommann
Feb 5, 2019

Credit: Arnd Bronkhorst - arnd.nl It is especially important to ride the Iberian breeds forward into the contact as shown above by Spain’s Rafael Soto and his PRE, Invasor.

Achieving Quality Contact with Iberian Dressage Horses

By Mario Contreras
Feb 13, 2017

Credit: Susan J. Stickle Olivia LaGoy-Weltz is riding her own Rassing’s Lonoir ("Lono"), a 12-year-old Danish Warmblood. Special thanks to Betsy Juliano for welcoming Dressage Today to her Havensafe Farm in Wellington, Florida.

Defining the Rein Aids

By Olivia LaGoy-Weltz
Feb 13, 2017

Credit: Beth Baumert Remember, every moment you’re riding, you’re training your horse, so you’re either training the walk to be better or worse.

How to Ride the Walk: Pedaling

By Annie Morris
Feb 13, 2017

Credit: Amy K. Dragoo

9 Tips to Ride a Winning Dressage Test

By Nicole DelGiorno
May 31, 2018

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The Golden Rules of the Dressage Warm-Up Arena

By Louisa Zai
Feb 13, 2017

Credit: SusanJStickle.com Mica Mabragana and Infanta HFG demonstrate how a horse ridden in balance is free to move forward in rhythm, with suppleness, reaching for the bit—all without tension.

Optimizing Your Dressage Horse's Soundness from the Saddle

By Beth Baumert
Jun 2, 2017

Credit: Susan J. Stickle Paying attention to a horse’s mental and physical development is an important part of Lisa Wilcox’s training. Here she rides Gallant Reflection HU.

Greater Degrees of Throughness with Lisa Wilcox

By Lisa Wilcox
Aug 23, 2017

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