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Prerequisites

Credit: Jerry Morris 1. The rider uses a combination of the lower back, seat and leg to bring the horse’s energy evenly into both reins without changing the rhythm or tempo of the gait. This step brings the horse’s energy forward toward the bit.

Kathy Connelly teaches you simple steps to practice and perfect the half halt.

By Kathy Connelly with Annie Morris
Apr 30, 2019

secrets of the half halt

Trainer Conrad Schumacher explains step by step how to master the intricacies of the half halt and ride it correctly—whatever the situation.

By Conrad Schumacher with Beth Baumert
Mar 31, 2020

Five Steps to Shoulder-In Michelle Gibson 1

An Olympic bronze medalist shares her strategy for learning and polishing this pivotal movement.

By Michelle Gibson with Beth Baumert • Photos by Dean Graham
May 14, 2019

Sarah Geikie rides the shoulder-in on Waterhouse, her Hanoverian gelding.

Dressage judge Sarah Geikie explains the importance of bend in riding the venerable shoulder-in exercise.

By By Sarah Geikie • Photos by Brenda Cataldo, Moments in Time
May 23, 2019