What is Doma Vaquera?
Manuel Trigo explains this Spanish term, which can be loosely translated as a Spanish version of Western dressage.
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Introducing Your Dressage Horse to the Double Bridle
Gina Smith explains how to begin incorporating the double bridle in your work when your horse is ready for it.
How to Use the Dressage Pyramid of Training
Use this conceptual tool to help your riding in a practical way.
Examine Rider Body Balance During Extension and Collection
Biomechanics expert Susanne von Dietze critiques a Fourth Level combination.
How to Assess Progress in Dressage
Jan Brons explains steps you can take to avoid frustration for you and your horse as you move forward in your training.
Monica Theodorescu: The Purpose and Value of Lateral Work
A discussion of this indispensable element in daily dressage training
Janet Foy: How to Ride a Shoulder-In
This expert explains why shoulder-in is a go-to exercise in her dressage training.
Improve Use of Weight Aids to Influence the Horse
Biomechanics expert Susanne von Dietze critiques Sabine Anne Irbe and her 14-year-old Belgian Warmblood at the Young Rider level.
Scott Hassler: Collection with Throughness and Forward Desire
An international trainer and competitor explains the process behind finding perfect collection.
The Secret to Free, Forward Collection
Beth Baumert explains why this kind of collection is the natural result of forward half halts and forward downward transitions
The Physics of Flexion in the Dressage Horse
Take a look at the topic of longitudinal flexion through a scientific lens and learn why it is an important goal of classical dressage.
The Importance of Shoulder-in When Training the Dressage Horse
Dressage judge Sarah Geikie explains the importance of bend in riding the venerable shoulder-in exercise.
Preventing Stress Injuries
Know when it’s safe to ask a dressage horse for more collection