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Search the best possible balance and confidence that is available for the moment, and start working from there. The first time on a bigger arena may be exciting, give the horse a good experience of the situation and build confidence that is useful also later :: Photo © Heidi Lammi
Functionality in Equitation: Let the Movement Flow
30/04/2023
Training Your Horse
Kyra Kyrklund, keynote speaker at the naugural Lusitano Conference in Loxahatchee, Florida :: Photo © Carmen Franco
2023 U.S. Lusitano Conference - Kyra Kyrklund: "Repetitions to Make and Break a Habit"
02/03/2023
Training Your Horse
Pedro Torres demonstrating his principle of "opening the jacket" on Nero (by Riopele x Vasquito) at the first U.S Lusitano Conference at May Faire Oaks Farm in Loxahatchee, Florida :: Photos © Carmen Franco
2023 U.S. Lusitano Conference - Pedro Torres: "Teach Your Horse the Code"
15/02/2023
Lusitano
Kiichi Harada on Off the racetrack Thoroughbred Acorn Path at the 2022 Japan Dressage Championships :: Photo © JRA 
Benjamin Werndl Gives Tips for Retraining Retired Racehorses during Clinic in Japan
27/01/2023
Training Your Horse
Chris Hickey on Valentin being coached by David Hunt at the 2023 USDF FEI Level Trainers' Conference :: Photo © Carmen Franco
Nuggets of Wisdom from the 2023 USDF FEI Level Trainers' Conference
24/01/2023
Training Your Horse
Having a horse in a correct frame in front of the vertical allows the horse to move in an anatomically neutral position :: Photo © Silke Rottermann
Functionality in Equitation: Reaching to the Bit
13/01/2023
Training Your Horse
A swollen parotid gland in a dressage horse at a CDI competition :: Photo © Astrid Appels
The Parotid Gland - the Hidden Indicator of Training Quality
09/01/2023
Training Your Horse
Eurodressage Follows a Dave Thind Seat Class: on Micro Movement, Mental Body Scans, and Charlotte Jorst Swimming Against the Current
08/01/2023
Seat Instruction
Carl Hester at the "Through the Levels" Masterclass in Ocala, FL, on 3 December 2022
Carl Hester's Wisdom: "Dedicate Yourself to Get Better, Nobody is Perfect"
10/12/2022
Training Your Horse
Riding without stirrups to improve your seat :: Photo © Astrid Appels
No Stirrup November: A Month-Long Commitment to Improving Your Seat WITH or WITHOUT Stirrups
18/11/2022
Seat Instruction
Silva Martin and Farouche in the Sabine Schut-Kery Masterclass at 2022 Dressage at Devon :: Photo © Emma Miller
Sabine Schut-Kery Masterclass: Forward Thinking and Simplifying the Movements
30/09/2022
Training Your Horse
Horse 1 before and after to the left. Before the horse was moving 17 degrees behind the vertical, the riders right hand was tense and the horse was tense on the right side of the poll. After correction the horse was moving 6 degrees in front of vertical, the muscle activity of both got reduced and more symmetrical.
Behind and in Front of the Vertical – Measuring the Change
07/05/2022
Functionality in Equitation