Focus
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Dressage Today Extra
Increase Your Focus, Decrease Your Horse’s Stress
In this edition of the Dressage Today Extra, Ali Brock shares how to maximize your time in the saddle with focus for better results, plus a veterinarian’s perspective on stress in horses.
Instruction
How to Keep Your Dressage Horse Focused Despite Distractions
Stacey Hastings shares a few techniques to help you keep your horse tuned into you, instead of the distractions outside of the ring.
Rider Wellness
Find Your Focus in the Dressage Show Ring
USDF gold medalist Kim Herslow explains how mental preparation can help you ride a better dressage test.
Rider Wellness
Integrate Emotional Agility Into Your Riding
Shelley Rosenberg explains how she learned to adjust her mind’s position to be more effective as a rider.
Theory
Create a Predictable Place for Better Dressage Training
Olympian Sue Blinks explains how to create a safe harbor for your horse by developing feel and focus and defining your standard of performance.
Theory
Create a Predictable Place for Better Dressage Training
Instruction
Four Skills to Help You Become a Better Dressage Trainer
How to structure your lessons and help students overcome training hurdles
Rider Wellness
Become a Thinking Rider
Mental imagery doesn't require massive amounts of time and it can be used anywhere.
Instruction
How to Calm a Nervous Horse Using Lateral Movements
Stacey Hastings answers a reader question.
Instruction