Tag: Dressage Training

By Suzanne Alexander, MD When I was 45 years old, with my sons almost old enough to leave the nest, my husband said the most amazing...

https://youtu.be/JJEm05vZwyc Conrad Schumacher explains the role of reward when training horses. Filmed at the 1999 USDF National Symposium. To watch more of the Symposium...

https://youtu.be/lg7wDTL_VKI Michael Poulin demonstrates how inside rein pressure affects the balance of a young horse. Filmed at the 1996 USDF National Symposium. To watch more, visit...

https://youtu.be/asGcjAoJ7QU Conrad Schumacher explains how he starts to teach riders about the connection between inside leg outside aids. Filmed at the 1999 USDF National Symposium....

https://youtu.be/i2-vSgOEOU0 Jan Brink explains why it is important to give horses some freedom in the neck when schooling the piaffe and passage. Filmed at...

https://youtu.be/Pa2j3aC3-Js Debbie McDonald explains how to ride transitions within the canter to improve connection and collection. Filmed at the 2011 USDF National Symposium. To view...

Do we really need another article on how to learn a dressage test? Actually, yes. You might be surprised to learn that a lot of what is passed around as “common sense” for learning tests is actually debunked by research. By Kate Snyder

https://youtu.be/KS11RfoSnFo Elizabeth McMullen shares her tips from a judge's point of view on the riding the first and last movement of every dressage test. To...

https://youtu.be/XWsWx2_vics Jan Brink shares the three things he asks himself when a movement is not working. Filmed at the 2007 Succeed/USDF FEI-Level Trainers Conference, you can...

https://youtu.be/L3GmInDbF7I Scott Hassler shares his tips for conditioning young horses outside of the arena. Filmed at the 2011 Adequan®/USDF National Symposium, you can see more of...