My First Kiss: The Half Halt
A neurosurgeon finds that learning the half halt is more difficult than performing brain surgery.
Half Halt
How to Ride the Half Halt with Jan Ebeling
The half halt is a combination of forward aids and restricting aids that will put your horse in balance and on the bit.
9 Techniques to Improve the Halt, Part 2
FEI trainer Volker Brommann explains how to develop the halt through the training levels and gives tips on how to improve this movement and correct common problems.
Four Stages to Halt
FEI trainer Volker Brommann explains how good halts develop from a foundation of trust, understanding and patience.
Dressage Work on the Second Track
Incorporate this into your training to improve connection and straightness and help you feel the effects of having a horse truly on the outside rein, a critical component of any half halt.
5 Steps to Shoulder-In with Michelle Gibson
An Olympic bronze medalist shares her strategy for learning and polishing this pivotal movement.
Exercises for a Horse Heavy on the Forehand
Raul de Leon answers a reader's question on how to cope with a horse that is heavy on the forehand.
Finding the Ideal Free Walk
Understand what constitutes a correct free walk and learn how you can help your horse produce a better free walk.
A U.S. Clinic with Dressage Legend Carl Hester
Get an inside look at this British dressage great's first clinic in America.
A Long Neck Equals a More Rideable Horse
Successful riding at the upper levels of dressage begins with teaching your horse to come through his back with a long neck and go to the hand.
Tips to Improve Trot Lengthening Transitions
Cindy Sydnor critiques this rider and 9-year-old mare.
Connect Your Horse in Shoulder-Fore
How to use upward and downward transitions with half-halts in shoulder-fore.
Hilda Gurney: First Level Movements with Young Horses
Learn how to begin schooling First Level movements with a 4-year-old.
Half Halts Simplified with Kathy Connelly
Kathy Connelly teaches you simple steps to practice and perfect the half halt.