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First Level
The Importance of Shoulder-in When Training the Dressage Horse
Instruction
Exercises to Develop Your Horse’s Straightness and Collection with George Williams
George Williams explains the importance of the counter canter
Instruction
The Spiraling Circle as a Suppling Exercise for Your Dressage Horse
Becky Langwost-Barlow explains the nuances of the spiral circle as compared to the half pass.
Instruction
Kathleen Raine: From Rhythm to Cadence
Kathleen Raine discusses how to make your horse move with better rhythm and more expression.
Horse Care
Preventing Stress Injuries
Know when it’s safe to ask a dressage horse for more collection
Theory
Teaching Upper-Level Dressage Movements to Senior Horses
Kamila Dupont discusses her success teaching dressage to horses from other disciplines, in addition to teaching upper-level movements, like piaffe, to older horses.
Theory
Arthur Kottas-Heldenberg: Measuring Degrees of Dressage Collection
The former First Chief Rider at the Spanish Riding School explains the scale for measuring degrees of dressage collection.
Theory
Charles de Kunffy’s Three Moments of Evolutionary Breakthrough in Dressage Training
Classical dressage trainer Charles de Kunffy shares insight on developing your dressage horse and progressing toward collection.
Theory
Charles de Kunffy’s Three Moments of Evolutionary Breakthrough in Dressage Training
Instruction
Dressage Warm-Up with Hubertus Schmidt
Olympian Hubertus Schmidt offers dressage warm-up strategies for getting the most out of training sessions.