Training

Have you ever noticed the stories and excuses you tell yourself leading to a competition? Brett Parbery, in partnership with Jonah Oliver, has recently created a specific program for riders wanting to improve their performances...

The walk is a pace that is said to demonstrate the correctness of dressage training. It is of vital importance and needs a very attentive rider to pay special attention to its every need...

Paralympian Emma Booth explores competition nerves and how to tame them...

Excellent performance in any human endeavour is based on preparation. Training to maximise your marks in the dressage arena is no exception. That perfect preparation is only achieved through practise...

21st century life just seems to roll on faster and faster. We all seem to be juggling many things. Horses have to fit in with work and family commitments. We are asked to volunteer in the sport. How can we do it all?

A good first impression goes a long way in any aspect of life, but so too in dressage. Lyndal Oatley looks at how to improve your score in the dressage arena...

Dressage training aims to improve the balance of the horse. Kerry Mack explains that for the horse to truly be in self-carriage, he must be balanced...