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Two Exercises to Improve Your Riding Balance

I'm going to get you started and help you prepare for one of the most basic dressage tests at a show--Training Level, Test 1. I'll demonstrate exercises to improve your...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/dressage/improvebalance_013106/

Showmanship Polish: Hand Position and Control Introduction

Event appeal: Showmanship at halter. Goal: To improve the aesthetic quality of your showmanship presentation. You'll study, and learn to avoid three common hand-position mistakes--pulling your hand toward you; pushing your...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/western/halter/showmanship_hand_position_intro_080310/

Barrel Racing: Perfecting the Money Turn

Event appeal: Barrel racing. Goal: To gain control of an overly aggressive running horse by teaching him to rate (slow) his speed in response to light rein pressure before turning...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/western/barrel_racing/eqbarrel2662/

Heels-Down Tips from Karen Banister

In the March 2008 issue of Horse & Rider magazine, Colorado trainer and judge Karen Banister shares her tips for maintaining a classical position for maximum effectiveness in the saddle...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/western/pattern_events/heels_down_022308/

Long-Distance Trail Riding Saddle

Designed for long hours on the trail, the 12-pound E-Z Navigator saddle from Courbette Saddlery Company features high-tech, shock-absorbing panels to reduce pressure and tension in...

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Negotiate Hills With Julie Goodnight

Do you dread seeing a steep hill on the trail? Do you worry that your horse will speed up too much to gain momentum going up or to move down...

http://www.equisearch.com/trail_riding/tips/handling-hills-julie-goodnight/

Jumping Clinic Classics: A Very Good Leg

A good position depends on a good leg, and this rider’s leg is very good: heel down, ankle flexed, toe out, and calf on her horse at the girth. Although...

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Ride the Shoulder Fore

Posting or sitting, trot energetically down the long side-to the left, say, with your left leg at the girth and your right leg a hair behind the girth. Half-halt...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/dressage/eqpanam434/

Rider Fitness Tip of the Month: Improve Your Dressage Seat, Stabilize Your Pelvis

There are many ways to improve your dressage seat, and certainly the best way is to have good instruction with enough hours of accurate practice in the saddle. (Inaccurate practice...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/rider-fitness/rider-fitness-tip-of-the-month-for-riders-improve-your-dressage-seat-stabilize-your-pelvis/

Creating Positive Tension for a More Beautiful Horse

In the August 2009 issue of Dressage Today, Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel's article, "The Power of Positive Tension," explains now to create the type of muscle activity a horse...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/dressage/creating_positive_tension_073009/