Steps to developing young horses with positive attitudes

Clinics can be valuable additions to the training program you have with your coach. A clinician brings a fresh set of eyes, and might explain things in a way that sheds new light on an exercise or a problem.

During the recent Dressage Canada Performance Advantage Symposium, six-time Olympian Christilot Boylen reminded riders and spectators of her long-time trademark philosophy: 'Practice doesn't make perfect; perfect practice makes perfect.'

It is not very often that one has the opportunity to ride with an Olympic champion, but in the spring of 2014, Leslie Reid did just that – twice.

The well-known adage that you should be schooling at home one or two levels above where you are competing holds true.

No matter which discipline you ride, transitions represent an essential component.

Dressage Canada Special Advisor, Desi Dillingham, on the future of Canadian dressage

Spooking is a natural behaviour in horses, which are programmed to be on the alert for predators.

In order to effectively learn your tests in a way that will maximize performance, you first need to know what type of learner you are - visual or verbal.

Of the three gaits, the walk is by far the one that tends to be neglected in daily training.