20-meter Circle

Strengthen and supple your horse with a series of upward and downward transitions.

Cindy Sydnor reflects on the rider's learning process and the importance of an open mind.

Ride through these four steps from Beth Baumert to improve your horse's throughness.

Learn about the measurements of the large dressage arena and how to apply them to your riding.

Katherine Bateson-Chandler explains this useful exercise to help develop collection while maintaining forwardness.

Joy Congdon explains how to maintain control over a horse who likes to run in canter lengthenings.

Heidi Chote explains what it means for a horse to be "in front of the leg."

Learn to correct a tight neck by riding your horse forward and downward to the hand.

Margaret Freeman shares a tip on lengthenings in First Level tests and discusses the importance of staying straight.

This exercise helps horses become more flexible in the shoulders, back and hips and develops the connection through the horse’s body.

Learn about the effect your balance has on the independence of your aids and how riding accurate figures can improve you and your horse's balance.

Lisa El-Ramey Hyslop shares her tips for a proper warm-up.

Learn how to ride a 20-meter circle in the small arena.

Barb Crabbe, DVM, answers a reader's question about her horse's crookedness at canter and offers some exercises to help strengthen the horse and straighten the canter.