In this last article in the series, I want to continue with advanced lateral work to help increase the degree of collection in your horse.

Exercise #4: Shoulder In
What it is: The shoulder in is a step up in difficulty from the shoulder fore because it requires...

In our last article, I introduced an exercise you can use to begin schooling your horse to improve balance. This month, I will give you some more exercises to help improve your horse’s balance. This material is taken from the four-part series that Cyril and I did for Horse...

There are certain qualities every horse needs to succeed, no matter what discipline. Every horse should be forward, straight, and balanced. Let’s look at these concepts in closer detail.

Forward does not mean fast. What it does mean is that your horse is using his...

Often, riders who are unfamiliar with the discipline of dressage think of it as a pretentious style of riding that requires boring repetition to achieve the end result of riding pretty patterns. There are probably some of you reading this right now who are thinking, “What...