CIRCLES

The wonders of circles Dressage is all about suppleness. Without consistent bend throughout your horse’s body lots of exercises become difficult and you’ll struggle to get a respectable dressage score. Here we give you two simple exercises that you can work on that will ultimately help to improve your circles: Spice it up: Circles are…

BylizzieOctober 23, 20250Comments

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FLATWORK FEBRUARY #12: THE SNOWMAN

It may be summer in South Africa, but here at HQ, we are making snowmen. The snowman exercise consists of two circles: one bigger circle, 20m, forms your snowman's body, and a smaller circle, 10m, forms his head. There is no set way to ride exercise; similar to the figure eight exercise, you can do the…

BylizzieFebruary 13, 20240Comments

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THE WONDERS OF CIRCLES

Dressage is all about suppleness. Without consistent bend throughout your horse’s body lots of exercises become difficult and you’ll struggle to get a respectable dressage score. Here we give you two simple exercises that you can work on that will ultimately help to improve your circles: Spice it up: Circles are the mainstay of every…

BylizzieAugust 3, 20210Comments

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ASKHQ: STRAIGHT APPROACH

Q: How can I keep my horse straight over fences? Are there any exercises that help with this? A: A straight approach to a fence is very important and the training for this begins on the flat. Until your horse moves evenly into both hands and pushes fairly equally with both hind legs, you’ll struggle to…

BylizzieFebruary 23, 20210Comments

CIRCLES

FLATWORK FEBRUARY #12: THE SNOWMAN

THE WONDERS OF CIRCLES

ASKHQ: STRAIGHT APPROACH

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