Does winter weather have you arena-bound? Give these lungeing ideas and other fun indoor stuff to do with your horse to ease the boredom a try.

Handy hints for developing better leg position and more effective aids, so you stop losing your stirrups or gripping your horse’s sides.

Here are a number of techniques – some of which are effective, and some which need to be shelved permanently in the name of “desensitizing” horses.

If your horse tends to have a hollowed back, it can indicate weakness through the abdominals and lack of engagement. Here are some targeted exercises.

How to recognize when your horse is ready for the double bridle, a dressage milestone, plus how to choose the right bridle and bitting options.

The flying change is one of those movements that defines the beginning of upper-level dressage training. Introduce it by keeping it simple.

The science behind competition coaching, and how modern teaching methods can better simulate the pressures and choices riders have to make in the ring.

Consummate equestrian professional Erynn Ballard offers advice to competitors on how to look and feel like a champion in the show ring.

Your warm-up begins the moment you sit in the saddle, so make the most of it with these six easy but effective exercises that will set up a better ride.

Three fundamental take-home lessons to improve the halt, corners and stride adjustability, from dressage master Carl Hester, that every rider should know.