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Instruction

Dressage Schooling Notebook: Transitions with Cindy Ishoy

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

Lifestyle

The Beauty of a Beginner Rider’s Attitude

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

Instruction

Use Transitions to Develop Your Dressage Horse’s Throughness: A Four-Step Exercise

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

Instruction

Dressage Basics: The 20-by-60-Meter Dressage Arena and 20-Meter Circles

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

Instruction

How to Ride a Spiral Circle

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

Instruction

3 Exercises to Improve Transitions Into and Out of Canter Lengthenings

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

Theory

Dressage Terminology Explained: “In Front of the Leg”

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

Instruction

Christoph Hess: The Importance of the Stretch

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

Blog

A Common Mistake in First Level Lengthenings

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

FEI

Let the Leg Yield Work for You

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

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