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Easy Canter Pirouettes with Morten Thomsen

By By Morten Thomsen with Beth Baumert • Photos by Susan J. Stickle
Apr 1, 2019

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Small Steps to Piaffe with Shelly Francis, Part 1

By Shelly Francis with Beth Baumert • Photos by Rhett Savoie
9 hours ago

Credit: LA Horstman Photography Rider position and balance affect everything—the horse’s rhythm and tempo, his longitudinal and lateral balance and his willingness to go forward and come back. It’s our job to work with our conformation and that of our horses to find our core strength and balance in the saddle and to maintain them every single time we ride. Shannon Peters rides Weltino’s Magic, a Westphalian gelding owned by Jen and Bruce Hlavacek.

Dressage Position 101 with Shannon Peters

By Shannon Peters with Kelly Sanchez
Jan 10, 2018

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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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George Williams: How Horses' Hind Legs Work

By George Williams
Aug 10, 2017

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Insights from Lilo Fore and Hans-Christian Matthiesen

By Beth Baumert
May 7, 2019

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

Hilda Gurney: Begin Developing Piaffe

By Hilda Gurney
Mar 25, 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

Rider Marcel Van der Burgh asks Periwoy for a trot lengthening. | © Captured Moments Photography

10 Tips for Better Dressage Trot Lengthenings

By Beth Baumert
May 17, 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

Credit: Arnd Bronkhorst- arnd.nl The best way to modify a horse’s postural habits is to focus on activating a wide range of muscles.

Modifying Muscle Patterns to Build a Better Equine Athlete

By Jec A. Ballou
May 31, 2017

Cross-training is good for all athletes, including horses, and there are numerous options available to add variety and reap rewards of improved flexibility, endurance and strength. Here Grand Prix rider Nicholas Fyffe rides Fiero HGF, a P.R.E. stallion.

Nicholas Fyffe: Cross-Training for Horse and Rider

By Nicholas Fyffe
Feb 25, 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

Credit: Mary McKenna Always keep your goal in mind: to create harmony between two individual body-movement systems. Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel rides Florenz, a 9-year-old Bavarian Warmblood owned by Sandra Smith.

Improve Your Dressage Seat with Isabelle von Neumann-Cosel: Part 2

By Isabelle von Neumann-Cosel
Aug 8, 2018

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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: Photo courtesy, Annie Morris To practice the reaction to the aids, start with the simple exercise of walk–halt–walk transitions. At the halt, sit relaxed, soft and still.

Chris Hickey's Tips for Refining Your Aids

By Chris Hickey with Annie Morris
Oct 11, 2017

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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