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Training Beyond The Test: Why You Should Ride One Level Above Your Competition

Training Beyond The Test: Why You Should Ride O...

Competing in dressage, eventing, or any equestrian discipline is a thrilling and rewarding experience. It gives riders a benchmark for progress, a chance to showcase their hard work, and a...

Training Beyond The Test: Why You Should Ride O...

Competing in dressage, eventing, or any equestrian discipline is a thrilling and rewarding experience. It gives riders a benchmark for progress, a chance to showcase their hard work, and a...

Why We Need to Learn to Do Less With Our Hands

Why We Need to Learn to Do Less With Our Hands

One of the greatest challenges in riding is overcoming our natural human tendency to be hand-dominant. From infancy, we rely on our hands to interact with the world—grasping, fixing, and...

Why We Need to Learn to Do Less With Our Hands

One of the greatest challenges in riding is overcoming our natural human tendency to be hand-dominant. From infancy, we rely on our hands to interact with the world—grasping, fixing, and...

Dressage rider on black horse

Not a naturally talented rider? Don't despair!

Some riders seem born to be in the saddle. They sit effortlessly at all gaits, their hands remain soft yet steady, and their horses respond with a lightness that seems...

Not a naturally talented rider? Don't despair!

Some riders seem born to be in the saddle. They sit effortlessly at all gaits, their hands remain soft yet steady, and their horses respond with a lightness that seems...

How to deal with a bad ride

How to deal with a bad ride

For many of us, riding and caring for our horses can be the best parts of our day, and the feeling of finally getting an amazing transition or winning a...

How to deal with a bad ride

For many of us, riding and caring for our horses can be the best parts of our day, and the feeling of finally getting an amazing transition or winning a...

Your hand position matters (a lot) and here's why

Your hand position matters (a lot) and here's why

When we think about contact, we're often thinking about what the horse is doing - is there too much weight in the reins? Too little? Is the horse on the...

Your hand position matters (a lot) and here's why

When we think about contact, we're often thinking about what the horse is doing - is there too much weight in the reins? Too little? Is the horse on the...

Three powerful ridden exercises to help you keep your heels down

Three powerful ridden exercises to help you kee...

Keeping your heels consistently down as a rider is a huge challenge for many, not only as a beginner, but even for very experienced rider. However, most riders are able...

Three powerful ridden exercises to help you kee...

Keeping your heels consistently down as a rider is a huge challenge for many, not only as a beginner, but even for very experienced rider. However, most riders are able...