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Tips from the 2023 USDF Trainers Conference

Learn from internationally respected members of the FEI Judge Supervisory Panel.

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Dressage Today Podcast

Training Buzz: Riding the Leg Yield

Todd Flettrich and Ruth Hogan-Poulsen discuss what leg yield is, how to ride it and challenges people may encounter.

Instruction

How to Train a Leg Yield From the Ground

Head Trainer at Hilltop Farm Michael Bragdell explains and demonstrates executing a leg yield in-hand.

Instruction

Correct Rider Position for Leg Yields

Top international Grand Prix dressage competitor and trainer Shannon Dueck explains the correct position for lateral work.

Instruction

How to Ride a Leg Yield

Learn how to ride a leg yield correctly with Grand Prix trainers and competitors Todd Flettrich and Ruth Hogan-Poulsen.

Instruction

Techniques to Improve Contact

Three exercises with Col. Christian Carde.

Theory

How Can I Achieve Suppleness on the Left Rein?

Fran Kehr shares her advice on suppling the horse and suggests exercises to help you shift your horse's balance.

Instruction

Strategies for Training Young Horses: An Exercise to Combine Leg Yield and Turn on the Forehand

In the second installment of her two-part article on training young horses, Dressage Today blogger Jenna Arnold shares an exercise that teaches the horse to yield his ribcage.

Instruction

Monica Theodorescu: The Purpose and Value of Lateral Work

A discussion of this indispensable element in daily dressage training

FEI

How to Maintain Correct Bend in the Half Pass

Madeleine Austin explains the "ingredients" of a successful half pass.

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