Articles With Annie Morris

Explore the definition of "feel" and the prerequisites for it, then try some exercises to develop it yourself.

Learn how to use your "absorbing joints" to better follow your horse's motion.

Understand what constitutes a correct free walk and learn how you can help your horse produce a better free walk.

The half halt is a combination of forward aids and restricting aids that will put your horse in balance and on the bit.

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.

How to join your body with your horse’s so that you can feel balance, harmony and connection

Learn what correct activity is and how the rider can use her aids to activate her horse’s motor.

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.

Learn how your hip angle can affect your balance in the saddle.

Learn how to refine your aids to a whisper as you progress in dressage training.

Jeremy Steinberg explains exercises to help you improve your dressage position and ride with invisible aids.

An exercise in obedience and engagement