Late flying changes are a common problem that dressage riders moving up the levels often run into and ask how we address…
Training
Top 6 Takeaways From The Dressage Foundation’s Florida Dream Tour
Wellington, Fla. – May 5, 2016 – The winter season in Wellington, Florida, brings the best dressage riders from around t…
Training with Laura Graves
Young Rider Lillian Simons, a student at Mount Holyoke College, is balancing school and riding as she trains with Laura …
Basics of Balance
It is essential that a horse be balanced to maximize his athleticism and do what you ask of him. In this article, we’ll …
Highlights from the USDF/USEF Young Rider Graduate Program
Young Rider Graduate Program Participants watched Grand Prix Freestyles at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival with USD…
Lessons From the Robert Dover Horsemastership Clinic
The 2016 Robert Dover Horsemastership Clinic was an intensive week of learning and training. I first worked with Laura G…
Top 15 Takeaways From Johann Hinnemann at the Adequan/USDF FEI-Level Trainers Conference
Loxahatchee, FL – January 25, 2016 – The Adequan/USDF FEILevel Trainers Conference took place at High Meadow Farm in L…
Schooling Honest Expression With Johann Hinnemann
Loxahatchee, FL - January 19, 2016 – Johann Hinnemann highlighted the idea of submission on the second and final day of…
It’s All About Educating: Self Carriage and Connection With Steffen Peters
Wellington, FL - January 8, 2016 – Steffen Peters stressed the importance of educating each horse on self carriage and…
Laura Graves Focuses on Positive Progression at Robert Dover Horsemastership Clinic
Wellington, FL – January 5, 2016 – The top junior and young riders from across the country were up bright and early Tues…
Charlotte Dujardin’s Playful Process Part II: Upper Level Horses
Sherwood, OR - October 8, 2015 – An estimated 850 auditors absorbed training advice from Charlotte Dujardin’…
Charlotte Dujardin’s Playful Process Part I: Young Horses
Sherwood, OR – October 5, 2015 – Charlotte Dujardin’s intimate clinic at Devonwood Equestrian Center, presented by Sco…
Starting From Scratch: Charlotte Dujardin on Buying and Training Young Horses
Sherwood, OR – October 2, 2015 –“I love working with the young horses,” Charlotte Dujardin told an adoring crowd who, …
Making the Horse Happy
New York, NY – September 27, 2015 – Charlotte Dujardin’s unprecedented success in the dressage world follows years of pl…
The Skill Behind the Movement: A Clinic With Conrad Schumacher and Lilo Fore
In this column, Lillian Simons shares tips and exercises she learned while attending a clinic with Conrad Schumacher and…
Twenty Top Quotes from Charlotte Dujardin
Surrey, BC - May 7, 2015 - Charlotte Dujardin had plenty of advice to share during her clinic in Surrey, British Colum…
The Things You Don’t Like to Do
Surrey, BC – May 3, 2015 – Charlotte Dujardin pushed riders to tackle their own and their horses’ weaknesses on the fina…
Moves Within the Movements
Surrey, BC – May 2, 2015 – Charlotte Dujardin took on a fresh group of 10 horses on Saturday, the second day of her clin…
You Have to Be Brave
Surrey, BC – May 1, 2015 – Charlotte Dujardin is in Canada for the first time to teach a threeday clinic put on by Scot…
The Road to Florida: Training with Laura Graves
I am a student and competitive dressage rider at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Willoughby, an 11…