Training Scale
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Instruction
The Secret to Training Like a Pro
Follow the training scale to move up the levels.
Dressage Today Extra
18 Tips from German Olympian Monica Theodorescu
German Olympian Monica Theodorescu offers tips on how riders can be trusting of the system reflected in the Training Scale. Plus, learn how to help keep your horse’s joints healthy.
Dressage Today Extra
How to APPLY Your Knowledge of the Dressage Training Scale
Plus: Advice for Balancing the Adult Amateur Lifestyle
Blog
How to Use the Training Scale to Simplify and Troubleshoot Your Dressage Training
Dressage Today blogger Jenna Arnold shares some advice on how to focus on the root of your training challenges, rather than the symptom. Plus, try her exercise of the month that hones in on square turns.
Lifestyle
Is There Breed Bias In Dressage Judging?
Dressage judge Kathy Rowse answers this reader question and discusses the duties of a dressage judge.
Theory
The Origins of the Dressage Training Scale
USDF gold medalist Bruno Greber explains why the dressage training scale was developed.
Theory
Marilyn Heath: What A Dressage Judge Wants to See
USEF “S” judge Marilyn Heath offers her view on what she wants to see from dressage riders and their horses.
First Level
How to Help Your Horse Maintain Balance in Canter
Lisa Pierson answers a reader question and explains how to balance your horse in the canter with exercises to improve engagement.
Lifestyle
7 Dressage Philosophy Lessons I Learned from Yoga Class
As a yoga newbie, DT's managing editor discovers surprising parallels between dressage and yoga.
FEI
9 Tips to Ride a Winning Dressage Test
Top dressage judges Lilo Fore, Anne Gribbons and Hilda Gurney weigh in.