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How to Maintain Correct Bend in the Half Pass

By Madeleine Austin
Oct 1, 2019

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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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Margaret Freeman

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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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

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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: 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

Credit: Courtesy, Cindy Sydnor Molly Paris rides My Maxwell, a 17-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Lisa Gorsuch, at the Prix St. Georges level.

Strengthen and Improve Your Dressage Seat

By Courtney King-Dye
Feb 13, 2017

Credit: Courtesy, Thomas Myers The lateral lines consist of a single continuity of myofascia—a blend of muscles and tough fascial fabric—starting from the outer arch of the foot and running up the side of the leg to a wide attachment at the iliac crest. It continues up the trunk as a series of Xs crisscrossing like shoelaces up the side of the rib cage and neck to attach to the head out by the ear.

Transform Your Dressage Position

By Mary Wanless
Feb 13, 2017

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