Dressage Whip
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Instruction
Increase Your Horse’s Responsiveness to Your Aids
Sabine Rijssenbeek explains how to improve this aspect of communication between horse and rider.
Theory
Dressage Solutions: Improve Your Horse’s Suppleness on Bending Lines
Try this dressage training tip from Holly Mason.
FEI
Develop Piaffe with Hilda Gurney, Part 2
A guide for training this collected movement under saddle
Lifestyle
Correct Use of the Dressage Whip
National Equitation School graduate Pierre Cousyn explains the correct use of the dressage whip, explaining how and when a rider might choose to use one.
Theory
Dressage Terminology Explained: “In Front of the Leg”
Heidi Chote explains what it means for a horse to be "in front of the leg."
Instruction
Create Energy in Your Dressage Horse
Tom Noone explains how to address this common problem in dressage training by improving your horse's response to your aids.
Instruction
The Dressage Whip: Complexity Increases as You Progress
The whip is an important training tool in dressage when used properly.
Instruction
Four Stages to Halt , Part 1
FEI trainer Volker Brommann explains how good halts develop from a foundation of trust, understanding and patience.
Theory
Dressage Solutions: Use Your Whip with Accuracy and Finesse
Try this tip from Beth Baumert.
Instruction
What Is the Purpose of Posting the Trot on the Outside Diagonal?
Heather Mason answers this reader question, explaining the purpose of posting the trot on the outside diagonal. She also discusses which hand should carry the dressage whip.