What Is The Piaffe? The piaffe is a dressage movement where the horse is in a highly collected and cadenced trot, in place or nearly in place. The center of gravity of the horse should be more towards the hind end, with the hindquarters slightly lowered and great bending of the joints in the hind […]
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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 […]
How To Fix The Flying Change In Dressage
The Turning Point The flying change is a big turning point in dressage, you have officially made it to the halfway point in moving up the levels on your way to Grand Prix. The downside is that the flying change now opens up a world of new problems for you if the foundation has not […]
Edward Gal and Totilas Were On Top Of The World
In 2010 Totilas and Edward Gal were on top of the world! In December 2009, at the fourth leg of the 2009-10 FEI Dressage World Cup™ series at Olympia, they extended their world record in GP Freestyle to 92.300%, more than 10 points above the second-place finisher. Their domination knew no bounds. In 2010 they […]
How To Straighten The Flying Changes In Dressage
The day you get your first flying change on your dressage horse is a fun and exciting day to say the least. You are officially halfway up the ladder on the way to the Grand Prix! Then reality sets in as you start to realize that perfecting the flying change is a whole different task! […]
Isabel Werth and Weihegold Waltz to Grand Prix Victory at 2021 CDI-W Salzburg
2021 CDI-W Salzburg Isabell Werth and Weihegold waltzed to a Grand Prix victory at the 2021 CDI-W Salzburg in Austria on 23 January 2021. Dressage enthusiasts had to get up with the cock-a-doodle-doo of the rooster on Saturday morning, if they wanted to watch the full Grand Prix test, a warm-up class for the World […]
RIP Totilas Dressage Stallion Tribute (2000-2020)
Totilas, the dressage horse that became the biggest sensation in global equestrian sport, has passed away. The 20-year old KWPN stallion succumbed to colic on Monday night 14 December 2020. Totilas was by Gribaldi out of Lominka (by Glendale x Akteur). WCYH Finalist First trained and competed by the Friesian rider Jiska van den Akker, […]
Andreas Helgstrand: The Poll Should Be the Highest Point
Andreas Helgstrand: The Poll Should Be the Highest Point
Charlotte Dujardin Masterclass: Balancing the Half Pass in Dressage
Charlotte Dujardin Masterclass: Balancing the Half Pass in Dressage Half passes can be boring or they can be magical. Watch and learn from Olympian Charlotte Dujardin to find out how she develops a magical half pass for her grand prix dressage horse Valegro. The building blocks for half pass in dressage are in important to […]