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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.

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