Correct hand positioning and rein aids: Exercises for upright hands Our hands are our connection to our horse’s mouth, one of the most sensitive parts of their body. The goal should be a constant, soft connection with our reins. Often, we tend to twist our hands, with the result that our aids start to be […]
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Damsey’s Last Dance – The Grand Prix Dressage Stallion Officially Retires
Helen Langehanenberg, Susanne Meyer and Louise Leatherdale announced the retirement from sport of their 19-year old Hanoverian stallion Damsey. Surprisingly Doha, Qatar was chosen as retirement show, far away from the actual dressage world. However, the door has been left open for Helen and Damsey to compete in one or two more shows in Europe this […]
Top Secret Horseshow Hack They Don’t Want You To Know About!
Top Secret Professional riders get to have all the fun! They get to ride the nice horses, travel around the world and keep all the best secrets on how to cheat their way to a better score. Today we are breaking down the walls! To give you everything you need to know about this top-secret […]
Dressage Contraversies: What Is Rolkur?
Rolkur is often a hot topic and a bit of trigger among dressage riders. I have been following a series of dressage controversy videos on TikTok done by Blonde Dressage. She does a great job of explaining some of the hot topics in the dressage world and why you should care. I reached out to […]
That Horse Is NOT Spooking It Is Dying!
How Did We Get Here Over the past few weeks, we have posted several Dressage Disaster videos of horses spooking in the Grand Prix at the Global Dressage Festival. While most riders can relate to a horse casually spooking here and there. It needs to be addressed that there is a difference in how and […]
Spanish Riding School: In-Hand Work & Long Line Work
In-Hand Work In classical training of dressage, the In-Hand work is a great way to teach half steps and work the piaffe and passage to your horse. The Spanish riding school used the in-hand work for so much more. In this video, we watch the magic and beauty of the in hand work done by […]
The BEST Way To Get Your Horse On The Bit During A Dressage Test!
Double The Marks The walk has a double co-efficient in your dressage test so stop treating it like a side chick on the weekend and start training it in a way that you will become a dressage superstar! The walk transition often causes a lot of anxiety for both horse and rider when you are […]
Dressage Disaster: Valentine Loses Heart
Hard NO From Valentine Olympian Ashley Holzer has switched teams and it is a ‘hard no’ from her horse Valentine as she loses heart during the Grand Prix Special last week at the Global Dressage Festival. Switching Teams After representing Canada at the Olympics on Breaking Dawn and Pop Art. Ashley Holzer has officially become […]
4 Exercises To Help Improve Your Corners In Dressage
Using your corners can make or break your dressage test, but how you use your corners will depend on the level of your horse and their ability to balance the collection through the corners. In this video with dressage trainer Bert Sheffield we work through 4 levels of exercises to work your horse through the […]
Warm-Up Wednesday: Heather Blitz & Paragon Grand Prix Dressage Warm-Up
Warm-Up Wednesday It is Warm-Up Wednesday! We are throwing it back to the last year the Paragon and Heather Blitz competed before he was retired. Paragon was known for his controversial movement throughout his career. Today we get to watch Paragon warm-up for the Grand Prix at the Global Dressage Festival in 2015. About Paragon […]