Janet "Dolly" Hannon explains how to help your horse understand this movement.
Lauren Sammis explains how constant awareness of your position in relation to your horse’s body is the key to proper riding.
Heidi Chote explains what it means for a horse to be "in front of the leg."
Lisa Pierson explains the importance of learning to develop the rider’s seat as an aid that is independent and effective.
Incorporate this into your training to improve connection and straightness and help you feel the effects of having a horse truly on the outside rein, a critical component of any half halt.
A dressage rider learns the importance of her aids when she first learns to post on the correct diagnonal.
Understand what it means to have your horse "in front of the leg."
Jennifer Roth answers this reader question, explaining some factors that might affect how you carry your whip.
Teach your dressage students how to gain the horse’s trust and cooperation.
10 key points for riding like a dressage professional
Book Excerpt: Sylvia Loch explains the aids by feel, not force.
Learn these fundamentals of a good rider and their influence over the horse
Catherine Chamberlain shares how Shannon Peters helped her focus on solid basics, including rider position and the effects of the aids.