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BALANCE

BY DR. THOMAS RITTER Balance is one of the most interesting subjects in riding, because it is relevant on so many different levels. Most people think of the position […]

Basics Connection Featured Jec Ballou Training

RIDE THE RIGHT WAY

BY JEC ARISTOTLE BALLOU The cornerstone of any aspiring dressage riders’ skills is the ability to help the horse channel fluid movement through his back. We accomplish—and test– this by riding […]

Balance Featured Jenny Rolfe Mind & Matter Rider The Process & Journey

MASTER THE BALANCE, MASTER THE HORSE

BY JENNY ROLFE BALANCE FOR OUR MIND Imagine you arrive home, feeling weary after a tedious day at work. You sit down; turn on the radio and one […]

Balance Collection Connection Dressage Training Scale Featured Impulsion Relaxation Rhythm Straightness Suppleness Theory & History Thomas Ritter Training

THE TRAINING SCALE OF DRESSAGE

BY DR. THOMAS RITTER The “Training Scale” was initially invented in Germany almost a century ago. It is called “Skala der Ausbildung” and was first formulated in the famous Heeresdienstvorschrift […]

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FORWARD RIDING AT BASIC GAITS – part two

First, a sampling of walks. These photos and video frames are all of my competition horses, and I take responsibility for any departures from perfection you may find: I can […]

Biomechanics Horse Impulsion Nancy Nicholson

FORWARD RIDING AT BASIC GAITS

BY DR. NANCY NICHOLSON Riding forward is not rushing, nor is it chasing a horse “off its feet.” It is a deliberate set of exercises with the horse “on the […]

Balance Cynthia Hodges The Aids Theory & History Training

DRESSAGE: STRENGTHENING THE HIND LEGS

BY CYNTHIA HODGES, JD, LLM, MA Strengthening the hind legs is key in dressage because balance is the ultimate goal. When the horse can carry himself and the rider in balance, […]

Connection Featured Thomas Ritter Training

BY DR. THOMAS RITTER “Connection” is one of these modern dressageisms that I don’t especially like, because they are essentially meaningless inventions that do not take the traditional terminology into […]

Book Excerpt Focus Xenophon Press

FAVEROT DE KERBRECH’S ‘METHODICAL DRESSAGE OF THE RIDING HORSE’

Book Excerpt from: Faverot de Kerbrech’s ‘Methodical Dressage of the Riding Horse‘ PUBLISHED BY XENOPHON PRESS General principles LIGHTNESS AND THE RAMENER Lightness. – The search for and the conservation of lightness […]