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Dressage Horse Training: Dressage Is a Style of Horse Training that Dates Back to Ancient Greece. It's the Best Way to Build a Strong and Flexible Horse

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Dressage horse training dates back to ancient Greece, and was perfected in France and Germany over 500 years ago. If you look at ancient Greek statues of horses and riders, you'll notice that they look a lot like modern dressage horses and riders. Think of it as a combination of Pilates and aerobics for your horse. Done correctly, it is hands-down the best way to build a strong and flexible horse. Here are some useful tips and techniques from today's experts for training your horse in the beautiful sport of dressage.

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Improve Your Riding Fundamentals

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A core training routine for you and your horse

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Why your horse has trouble riding circles

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Why you keep falling back in the saddle while posting

How to keep your feet from going home in the stirrups

How to get your horse to bend around your inside leg

How to longe a horse correctly

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Improve Your Test Scores

The importance of geometry at any level of dressage.

How to improve your scores at Training Level Dressage

How to improve your scores at First Level Dressage: Advice from Three Judges

How to improve your scores at Second Level dressage

How to improve your scores at 3rd and 4th level dressage

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Improve Your Dressage Fundamentals

The Top Ten Errors Dressage Riders Make and How to Avoid Them.

How to engage your horse's hindquarters

How to engage your horse's back

How to make your horse more forward

How to get a horse to stretch down

How to get a horse to lengthen his gaits

How to improve extension and impulsion

The difference between working, medium, extended, and collected gaits

How to leg yield a horse

How to ride shoulder-fore

What are shoulder-in, travers, renvers, and half pass for? 

How to ride shoulder-in

How to ride travers (haunches-in)

How to ride renvers (haunches-out)

How to ride a half pass

Introducing your horse to passage and piaffe too soon spells disaster. 

Is it time to rethink what dressage is for?

How to ride a perfect stretchy circle

Test your position and contact by releasing the inside rein

How to collect your horse​

Do you need a warmblood to ride dressage?

What happens when you release the inside rein?

One simple change that will improve your horse's personality and performance


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  • Horse Care
    • Horse Facts
    • Basic Horse Care
    • Buying A Horse
    • Horse Boarding
    • Feeding and Nutrition
    • Horse Vaccinations
    • Deworming
    • Horse Diseases
  • Riding
    • Riding and Training Tips for Everyone
    • Dressage
    • Jumping
  • Horse Business
  • Products
    • Books and Videos
    • Apparel
    • Helmets
    • Saddles, Bridles, Etc
    • Horse Boots and Wraps
    • Horse Blankets
    • Misc Tack and Tools
    • Supplements
    • Dewormers
    • Especially for Trainers
    • Feed Concentrates
  • Humor
  • Horse Videos
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