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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

How to Calm a Nervous Horse Using Lateral Movements

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