Training Articles

Perfecting your Give & Retake

The give & retake is one of the movements that i think is so often misunderstood and rarely worked on in training. So what is a give and...

Get to grips with medium trot

I have had a lot of clients recently that have come to me wanting to improve their medium trot or wanting to teach their horse how to do...

The 4 things you need to get your horse round and in an outline

Having our horses on the bit, having them round or in an outline is something that seems to be something all dressage riders focus a lot...

Introducing shoulder in

What is a shoulder in? Why is it important to teach our horses shoulder in? What does a good shoulder in look like? What are the aids for...

The importance of stretching

In this article we look at what stretching is, what we need to create a good stretch and why it is so important to incorporate this into...

Impulsion 1: Improving the reaction to your leg

In this article we are going to look at the theory, uncovering what the right reaction to our leg is, why horses sometimes react in the...

Teaching your horse to leg yield

In this article we are going to look at the theory, uncovering what the aids for a leg yield are and why leg yields are so beneficial for...

How To Find The Best Coach For You

----- I'm pre-warning you all this article is more about things to think about rather than necessarily a definitive step-by-step guide to...

The difference between Test Riding and Training

This topic may seem obvious, test riding is running through a test and training is what you do on a daily basis right? Wrong! There is so...

Getting the most out of a lazy horse

In this training article we are going to be taking a look at horses that come under the term 'lazy' or 'slow'. A little secret is that I...

How to improve your horses straightness

A horses straightness is something that crops up regularly in every test you will ever do in dressage. The start and end of every test...