Tag: USDF Certified Instructor

By Eliza Sydnor I learned this exercise from Steffen Peters. Riding a diamond from E or B up towards A or C, I collect the...

By Eliza Sydnor Head to Wall Leg Yield is a very helpful exercise for teaching your horse better coordination in crossing their hind legs. It...

Jennifer Truett My goal in making this video is to provide footage and information that I wished I had easy access to when I first...

Today we shake it up with a little something different for your dressage horse. Free jumping is a little intimidating if you’ve never done...

This is another way to think about transitions within the gaits. You should be able to “turn the dial” up or down in each...

This exercise is really more of a skill, but I figured we could all use a reminder. If you ride with a dressage whip, you...

By Ali Perkins In the first few weeks of elementary school, students are asked to take a Multiple Intelligence test to find out their learning...

This is a great, go-to exercise for many lower level horses. It encourages bend through the body as you spiral onto a smaller circle,...

Jennifer Truett In this video, I demonstrate my favorite exercise to teach walk turns on the haunches and develop them into canter pirouettes. I am...

By Eliza Sydnor Romm This week my two working students, McKenna Barnes and Ciara Henson, demonstrate 5 common suppling exercises. These basic exercises help our...