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Transform your 20m circles into a productive schooling exercise for increased suppleness and focus

Hone your horse’s responsiveness with this super-simple exercise you can practise anywhere

Develop the quality and rhythm of your lengthened trot strides with this back-loosening, hindleg-engaging drill

Develop your horse’s straightness in canter with the help of this shallow loops exercise

Master your corners with this simple walk transition exercise to improve accuracy and impress the judges

Develop your horse’s engagement in canter with this quick transition exercise

Sharpen your transitions using this simple exercise on a circle

Develop your horse’s extended canter with this simple exercise on a 20m circle

11 dressage squares ideal for competition and everyday training

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Boost the length and power of your horse’s medium trot with this helpful exercise

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Teach your horse to canter on the correct lead – and improve the transition – with this leg-yield exercise

Improve your horse’s bend in walk with this simple polework exercise

Use this 10m loop exercise to build your horse’s strength, balance and suppleness – and test your aids

Using your outside aids to turn is important for riding a 10m loop.

How to ride the perfect flying change

How to ride the perfect flying change

Transform your 20m circles into a productive schooling exercise for increased suppleness and focus

Transform your 20m circles into a productive schooling exercise for increased suppleness and focus

Improve the quality of your horse’s paces using just three poles

While a horse’s paces are largely down to natural talent, there’s plen...

Teach your horse to canter on the correct lead – and improve the transition – with this leg-yield exercise

Teach your horse to canter on the correct lead – and improve the transition – with this leg-yield exercise

A simple polework exercise to help distinguish between sharper corners and rounder circles

Riding accurate corners is one of the simplest ways to improve a dressage test. Just as importantly, riders must be able to show a clear difference between the corners of the arena...

Refine your centre lines using just two poles and two cones

This simple exercise helps improve balance, accuracy and straightness.In dressage, first impressions count. From the moment you turn onto the centre line, the judge begins assessin...

Try this exercise to encourage your horse to engage his hindleg from the ground

Sharpen your transitions using this simple exercise on a circle

Sharpen your transitions using this simple exercise on a circle

Develop the quality and rhythm of your lengthened trot strides with this back-loosening, hindleg-engaging drill

Develop the quality and rhythm of your lengthened trot strides with this back-loosening, hindleg-engaging drill

Boost the quality of your horse’s canter with this straightforward poles routine

Boost your horse’s suppleness and manoeuvrability using five poles on the ground