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Horse Riding Disciplines

Fit Your Horse’s Noseband for Dressage

Q: I am new to riding dressage, but am wondering how to adjust the noseband. Should it be tight or…

10 years ago

Training Level Dressage

Working gaits? Check! Rhythm and regularity? Check! 20-meter circles? Check! Whether you’re bringing along a green horse or just getting…

10 years ago

Posting or Sitting the Trot at Training Level

At Training Level, all trot work may be ridden posting or sitting at the rider’s discretion. So which should you…

10 years ago

Over the Fence: Donna Barton Brothers

Recently I had the pleasure of talking horses with NBC Sports horse-racing reporter Donna Barton Brothers. You might have read…

10 years ago

Trail Riding for Dressage Horses

  Riding outside most often proves to be one of the surest accelerants of dressage training. First, there is no…

10 years ago

My Horse is Scared of Barrels

Q: My horse and I are trying barrels, but he seems to be a little afraid of them. I’ve been…

10 years ago

Five Pole Bending Tips

If you’re lucky enough to ride a really good games horse, it’s sometimes easy to forget that he still needs…

10 years ago

Staying Secure After the Jump

Q: I have been working with a green horse over 2'6" fences, and when he lands he pulls his head…

10 years ago

Dressage Mysteries Solved Part II

In Part I of Dressage Mysteries Solved, dressage clinician, author and three-time Olympic coach Jane Savoie outlined the connecting aids…

10 years ago

Get Your Horse on the Bit

  What does it look like when my horse is on the bit? Hindquarters: "You want to see active hindquarters…

10 years ago