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Instruction
When Your Dressage Horse Offers Passage During a Hack
Chris Hickey shares how you can harness your horse's natural passage steps to teach passage in the arena.

Theory
The Four Components of Impulsion
Joan Darnell explains how developing impulsion in dressage training requires more than just forwardness.

Theory
There Is No Secret to Putting Your Horse “On the Bit”
Accomplished event rider and USDF gold medalist Jeremy Beale answers a reader question, explaining how skilled riders use finesse and feel, rather than strength, to teach their horses to look for the bit.

Lifestyle
The Job of a Dressage Judge
Lilo Fore reflects on her promotion to the FEI’s top judge’s rank.