Establishing balanced seat bones and a strong core is vital for dressage riders to move freely with their horse. A…

Here are some great dressage rider exercises to help improve overall rider fitness and stamina. By including them you will…

Learning how to engage your lower abdominal muscles is crucial for a quiet and independent seat. Postural strength helps you…

Breathing is something we obviously do every day, but how you breath has a huge impact on how you feel…

When we ride in a good position the body has an illusion of stillness. This stillness is created by muscles…

In the 24 hours before you compete no doubt you are feeling anxious and nervous, while at the same time…

One of the hardest words for me to learn to say was the word no. I was so used to…

Tension tension tension! Have you ever had the remark from a judge “horse was tense” or something along those lines?…

Often in our lives we do things for external praise. Maybe its doing a degree because your parents wanted you…

Even though a dressage rider creates the illusion of being still the body does an incredible amount of movement to…