Flatwork February #16: Haunches-in
Haunches in, or, more formally, travers, is when the horse is asked to move his hindquarters to the inside line […]
exercises
Flatwork February #10: The Stairs
‘The Stairs’ is an excellent exercise to help improve your horse’s suppleness by using a leg yield. You can do
Flatwork February #9: The Simple Change
Yesterday, we looked at the walk-to-canter transition, and today, we add to that by combining it into a simple change.
Flatwork February #8: The walk to canter
The walk to canter is more challenging to teach your horse than the trot to canter, but once learnt, it
Flatwork February #4: The Spiral
You can complete this exercise in either walk, trot, or canter. But like with most of these exercises, starting at
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
Dressage for the showjumping horse
Text: Shari Michaelis While showjumping might seem like a ‘point and shoot’ discipline to some spectators, a good showjumping round
Shoulder-in
Shoulder-in is the mother of all lateral movements. It was described in detail by the Grand Master François Robichon de
Fitness and wellbeing for riders
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile we tirelessly put hours into training and maintaining our horses, we seldom remember to look after ourselves. Our horses