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Credit: Arnd Bronkhorst - Arnd.nl Iberian horses have considerable natural adjustability and they will develop any form of the gaits you want as long as you train it in a manner adapted to their biomechanics. Here Juan Manuel Muñoz Diaz rides Fuego XII, a P.R.E., in the 2013 London Olympic Games.

How much forwardness is necessary?

By Jean-Philippe Giacomini
Jan 11, 2021

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Sherry Belton explains important factors to consider.

By Sherry Belton
Jun 30, 2020

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Images from Dressage Today's 2018 Annual Baroque Gallery.

By Various Photographers
Oct 12, 2018

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We hope you enjoy these photos from Dressage Today's 2017 Baroque issue.

By Dressage Today
Oct 20, 2017

Credit: Stephanie Olson Kimberley Beldam rides Patriote, a Canadian Horse.

Learn more about “The Little Iron Horse”: Canada’s baroque breed

By Lindsay Paulsen
Sep 24, 2019

Credit: Barbara Bella Photography

Are there exercises that work particularly well for Iberian breeds?

By Kristina Harrison
May 1, 2019

Felicitas and Tonico showing. Photo by Susan J. Stickle.

FEI trainer Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel shares her story of finding a baroque horse, Tonico do Top, and training him to the highest level of dressage.

By Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel
Aug 6, 2019

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Kristina Harrison explains how to assess rideability, temperament, gaits and conformation when buying a Baroque horse.

By Kristina Harrison
May 1, 2019