Half Halt
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How to Ride the Half Halt • Expert Tips for Healthy Horse Keeping
An Olympian explains the half halt and breaks down how to ride it. Plus, five dressage riders and veterinarians share how they maintain a happy, healthy, and peak-performing equine partner.
Theory
Dressage Solutions: Achieve an Uphill Half-Halt
Try this tip from Chrissa Hoffmann.
Instruction
Peeling the Onion for Greater Degrees of Throughness with Lisa Wilcox
An American Olympian describes her system for developing her horses mentally and physically from their start as young horses to the Grand Prix.
Instruction
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.
Blog
A Four-Step Checklist to Begin Every Ride
Use this easy-to-follow checklist as a tool to check in on your horse's responsiveness to each of the aids.
Instruction
How Do I Ride a Half Halt?
Jennifer Truett offers her advice, explaining the elements of a sophisticated half halt.
FEI
How to Maintain Correct Bend in the Half Pass
Madeleine Austin explains the "ingredients" of a successful half pass.
Instruction
14 Tips from German Dressage Olympian Hubertus Schmidt
Inside a session from the Old Master Series
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.
Instruction
Half Halts Simplified with Kathy Connelly
Kathy Connelly teaches you simple steps to practice and perfect the half halt in your dressage training.