Training
Lacking confidence? Maybe you just think you do. Lyndal Oatley explains how to use your head to turn that around...
In training, there is no doubt in my mind that we have to ride a million and one transitions…
Tight nosebands, crank nosebands and double bridles are all part and parcel of the modern equestrian rider’s resources. But are they putting the horse under stress?
American trainer Ray Hunt is famous for the adage "make the right thing easy and the wrong thing difficult". Kerry Mack teaches us how this principle can improve your leg-yield and straightness...
So you have just bought a horse, been given a horse, inherited a horse, whatever the case may be, and you want to start riding dressage...
It is said that you can win a dressage test on the short side. I agree. There is no actual mark for the short side. However the short side is where the judge gets a really good look at the frame and paces...
The conflict in the modern dressage world regarding the frame that a horse is trained within has drawn much controversy...