Straightness
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Instruction
Goodbye, Pyramid … Hello, Spiral!
An Excerpt from "The Training Spiral" by Sue Grice.

Dressage Today Extra
Lessons from Silva Martin + Recovery from Intense Work
Silva Martin encourages clinic riders to ride forward and straight. PLUS, insights to help your horse recover from a challenging training session.

Blog
A Not-So-Secret Key to Seamless Walk Transitions
Dressage Today blogger Pam Stone shares a reminder for riders to focus on riding the horse calm, forward and straight.

Instruction
Improve Your Horse’s Straightness in Canter Departs
Katherine Bateson-Chandler answers this reader question, discussing the ideal canter aids to help keep your horse straight.

Blog
2 Exercises to Improve Your Horse’s Flying Changes
Try these two exercises to improve your dressage horse's flying changes from Texas-based dressage professional Jenna Arnold.

Dressage Today Extra
4 Exercises for Counter Canter + Fly Control Tips
George and Noel Williams explain how to help you develop your horse’s straightness and collection.

Theory
Dressage Solutions: Help Your Horse Lift His Back
Try this tip from Beth Baumert.

Blog
Dressage Training Is Dressage Training, Regardless of Terrain
Blogger Pam Stone shares reflections on her time spent with Gem, the fox-hunting Off-the-Track Thoroughbred, explaining why you don't need a dressage ring to work your horse correctly.

Theory
Dressage Solutions: Create Throughness with Correct Bend
Try this tip from Annie Morris.

Lifestyle
Strides Toward Straightness with an Off-the-Track Thoroughbred
Blogger Pam Stone shares an update on Gem, a retired OTTB who traded in track life for the hunt field.