Rider Balance
Connect with Your Horse’s Rhythm
Try these unmounted exercises to help find balance and mobilize your hips.
Refine Horse and Rider Balance to Correctly Channel Energy
Equestrian biomechanics expert Susanne von Dietze critiques a Second-Level combination and suggests exercises to improve balance and prevent leaning.
Training the Happy Dressage Athlete with JJ Tate
How to develop your dressage horse by teaching him to love learning
Developing Balance and Symmetry in the Dressage Horse and Rider
Lauren Sammis explains how constant awareness of your position in relation to your horse’s body is the key to proper riding.
Examine Rider Body Balance During Extension and Collection
Biomechanics expert Susanne von Dietze critiques a Fourth Level combination.
How Studying Biomechanics Enhances Your Dressage Training
The study of biomechanics provides the basis for understanding multiple facets of dressage.
Tips to Let Go and Find Suppleness in Your Body
Biomechanics Expert Susanne von Dietze critiques Vanessa Meeks at Second Level
Engage Your Core to Ride with More Forward Hands
Biomechanics expert Susanne von Dietze critiques Erica Longenbach at Training Level.
How Can I Stay Centered in My Seat While Riding?
Claudia Coley answers this reader-submitted question.
How Can I Improve My Balance in Posting Trot?
Getting the correct balance and mechanics for a good posting trot can take some time and effort.
A Dressage Rider's Guide to Accuracy and Balance
Learn about the effect your balance has on the independence of your aids and how riding accurate figures can improve you and your horse's balance.
Dressage Position: Balance and Your Hip Angle Explained
Learn how your hip angle can affect your balance in the saddle.
How Do I Weight My Inside Seat Bone Correctly in a Volte, Circle or Shoulder-In?
The seat bone seems to me like one of the most important aids the rider has. How do I weight it correctly when riding a volte, circle or shoulder-in?