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3 Position Warm Up Exercises to Start Your Ride Right

When you’re riding on your own, sometimes it can be hard to get a ride off to the right start. Getting yourself focused and able to use your body to get your horse to use his body gets you both in the best position (literally!) to progress towards your more Read more…

By dressagefundamentals, 7 months ago August 3, 2020
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Starting Again, and Finding Dressage From Within

**I originally wrote this post late last December, but I couldn’t bring myself to hit “Publish” at the time. I am not sure why. Maybe I wasn’t ready to admit to the world all the things happening in my life, or maybe I was afraid if I spoke about the Read more…

By dressagefundamentals, 7 months ago July 22, 2020
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Ottb vs Warmblood: Training Two Fillies

Two fillies, both about to turn 4, are beginning dressage training. One came from the track, the other from the breeder’s field. Each horse requires a slightly different approach, and each one offers a few advantages over the other, as well as a few drawbacks. Here’s a side-by-side comparison. Filly Read more…

By dressagefundamentals, 3 years ago March 7, 2018
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A One-Eyed Thoroughbred Takes His Ammy to Grand Prix

Here’s a story to make you wonder “What’s my excuse?”, and inspire you to go ride the horse you have.  A reminder of the simple things that are so important, and encouragement to keep trying through the challenges. It is a bumpy road and there will be set backs, but above Read more…

By dressagefundamentals, 4 years ago December 27, 2016
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How to Overcome Blaming Yourself or Your Horse to Improve Your Riding Today

Riding is, by definition, an activity that involves a partnership between horse and rider.  Is it then the horse or the rider that deserves the credit for the good rides, and the blame for the bad ones? Examining your answer to that critical question can lead you towards consistently better rides. Read more…

By dressagefundamentals, 4 years ago October 3, 2016
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How Your Half Pad Can Make or Break Your Ride

So many of us use them, and for so many different reasons. Whether you choose your half pad for the softness that offers extra cushion for our horses’ backs, the pretty colors that contrast our saddle pad so beautifully, or the inserts that offer extra shock absorption or the ability Read more…

By dressagefundamentals, 5 years ago September 1, 2016
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Getting Control of Your Horse’s Shoulders with the Leg Yield Hexagon

Leg yielding can be such a useful exercise, but one of the most common things that goes wrong is the horse falling over his outside shoulder instead of stepping across his body with his inside hind leg. Here’s a simple exercise to help improve the quality of the leg yield Read more…

By dressagefundamentals, 5 years ago June 20, 2016
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A Tool For Times Your Horse Makes You Nervous

My sixteen year old student did something the other day that I just loved. It was an easy and very effective way of working through the type of resistance from her horse that often makes her nervous. It’s a tool everyone can use anytime they need it. They had taken Read more…

By dressagefundamentals, 5 years ago June 15, 2016

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  • 3 Position Warm Up Exercises to Start Your Ride Right
  • Starting Again, and Finding Dressage From Within
  • Ottb vs Warmblood: Training Two Fillies
  • A One-Eyed Thoroughbred Takes His Ammy to Grand Prix
  • How to Overcome Blaming Yourself or Your Horse to Improve Your Riding Today
  • How Your Half Pad Can Make or Break Your Ride
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