The standard dressage arena is marked using large printed letters placed at pre-designated intervals around the perimeter. This helps the dressage rider or the dressage instructor, to follow the correct path during tests
10 Top Dressage Competition Tips
Dressage tests can be nerve racking and every little bit helps where competition nerves are concerned. A simple check list of dressage competition tips that you can work through before each competition is a must have
6 Simple Dressage Tips to Avoid Losing Basic Dressage Points
If you can ride down the centre line, halt at X, proceed to C, turn left or right, ride the corner and receive 10 marks for the movement, then your horse is ready for Grand Prix dressage and you certainly don’t need our advice. Losing marks on basic dressage movements is silly when you can use our dressage tips to make sure you don’t
Dressage Tack & Equipment to Start Dressage Riding
Having decided to try dressage riding what dressage tack & equipment will you need to get started. Definitely not top end branded horse tack that’s for sure. Wait until you’ve advanced beyond novice before investing in top quality tack and equipment.
A Quick DIY Dressage Arena Layout Guide
A Quick DIY Dressage Arena Layout Guide … How to layout a 40m dressage arena in the middle of a field quickly and accurately using two cheap 50m surveyors tapes and four tent pegs
Getting a Good Square Halt in Dressage Tests
Executing a good square halt is another easy dressage test mark in the bag. The Dressage Judge will be looking for a square halt that shows the horse standing quietly, not tossing their head or mouthing the bit
Dressage Test Tips & How to do well in Dressage Tests
Use our winning dressage test tips to ensure you do well in your dressage competition and give yourself the best chance of success. To win you must be positive and believe you can. This means being focused before during and after your dressage test
Getting Started in Dressage & Training Your Dressage Horse
Training the dressage horse requires dedication more than fancy tack or riding equipment. A decent 20×40 metre riding arena is probably the only truly essential thing you need besides yourself and your horse. Dressage associations will provide booklets about what they do and provide a few tips on starting dressage and training the dressage horse
The Dressage Saddle Benefits & Use ...
The dressage saddle has a straighter flap that allows the horse to move more freely and shows more of the horses shoulder. It also helps the dressage rider adopt the correct dressage position
Achieving Lighter Transitions Using Your Weight & The Half-Halt
Basic dressage training to help your horse achieve smoother lighter progress in walk to trot and trot to canter. Using your weight and or the half-halt to develop lighter smoother transistions
What Makes Top Quality Dressage Horses & Can You Spot One?
Is a top class Dressage Horse a Classical Dressage Horse or are they something else altogether? The answer to that question lies in the study of today’s top dressage horses, their breeding and the way they were trained. Maybe all horses can be top class dressage horses given the right training, or maybe it all starts with the sire and the dam
Weltmeyer Top Dressage Stallion 1998
Weltmeyer has fantastic basic gaits and it is something very special to ride such an eye catching horse. So says Hans-Peter Klaus, the rider who spent more time with Weltmeyer than any other rider
British Dressage – Prelim 4 Dressage Test 2002
British Dressage Tests are subject to change without notice – please ensure you confirm details of Prelim 4, with the event organiser before entering a dressage competion. The basic Prelim 4 Dressage Test (2002) is listed here as an aide memoir only
What you should wear at your Dressage Competition
Although you are not marked for your dressage attire, it is still important to project the right image when competing. This is partly because dressage is an elegant sport and competitors attire should reflect this
Classical riding is primarily concerned with the acquisition of a balanced, deep and feeling seat
Classical riders develop wonderfully light responsive horses because they ride from their centre. The classical dressage horse is ridden from the seat first, then the legs and into the hands
Classical Dressage Riding & Training the Dressage Horse
Classical dressage riding is the art of riding with the horse and rider in perfect harmony. The rider working with rather than against the movements of the horse.
Courtney King the Tiger Woods of dressage riding ...
Renowned dressage commentator Brian O’connor named dressage rider Courtney King the Tiger Woods of dressage, in recognition of her extraordinary number of wins. Courtney King is based at Sunnyfield Farm in Bedford, New York
Olympic Dressage Rider Steffen Peters ...
Dressage Rider Steffen Peters won bronze in the 1996 Olympics & silver at Aachen 2003. He took lead position in the 2008 US Olympic Dressage team. Success riding Udon, Floriano & Ravel ensured Steffen became one of the top dressage riders.
Dressage Riding Getting Started & What You Need
Today Dressage Riding is the fastest growing Equestrian Sport and Dressage is no longer seen as unfashionable and simply posing about on horses. Dressage riding is now recognised as correct training, good riding and the basis for all other equestrian sports.
Dressage Riding & Training the Dressage Horse
The object of Dressage riding is the harmonious development of the physique and ability of the horse. As a result it makes the horse calm, supple, loose, flexible and confident
Dressage Secrets – Tips & Advice for the Dressage Rider
Dressage secrets to help make your horse supple, to move in rhythm and amplify his gaits to increase suspension. Tips and advice to ensure you present a fresh, willing, calm but focused horse to the dressage judge. A horse that can win is a horse that has been warmed up properly and is loose and relaxed
Dutch Dressage Champion Anky van Grunsven ...
Top Dressage Rider Anky van Grunsven is a Dutch Dressage champion who won gold in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and gold again in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero
Mastering the Free Walk on a Long Rein
Dressage riding and training the dressage horse by mastering the Free Walk on a Long Rein to ensure you never give away easy dressage test points. Always cover all dressage movements but focus on perfecting the basic movements before moving on to the more complex stuff
Don Schufro ridden by Andreas Helgestrand
One of the most successful dressage pairings and one of the best dressage stallions ever produced, Don Schufro and Andreas Helgestrand have won a variety of Grand Prix dressage titles
Dressage Training Tips for winning in your dressage test
Every time the dressage rider uses a hand or a leg aid, the dressage horse must respond. Even a bad response is better than no response at all. If you aren’t getting what you want you must change what you are doing
Olympic Dressage Horse Ravel Ridden by Steffen Peters
Ravel and Steffen Peters scored 79.50 and took 1st place in the Grand Prix Freestyle at the 2008 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions held at the Oaks Blenheim in San Juan Capistrano, California on Sunday June 28th 2008
Top Dressage horse Corbiere Ridden by Kate Atlee
Kate Attlee and Corbiere scored the highest percentage at the North West Winter Final at Myerscough College in February 2009.
Dressage Horse Nip Tuck ridden by Carl Hester
Affectionately known as Barney the 17.1hh dressage horse Nip Tuck is a long tall gelding with lots of scope. Success at the 2014 World Equestrian Games has proven Carl Hester’s faith in this top dressage horse
Carl Hester's Dressage Riding Achievements are impressive
He first made it into the British Dressage team at the age of 22 and now dressage Rider Carl Hester has won 40 national titles and has been British Grand Prix Champion five times. Carl got his first lucky break when he went to ride for the German Bechtolsheimer family
Dressage Horse Whisper ridden by Monica Theodorescu
Dressage Horse Whisper is a Chestnut Baden Wurttemberger bred gelding ridden by Monica Theodorescu, owned by Ann Kathrin Linsenhoff and trained by Georg Theodorescu. In November 2007 he was honoured as the most talented upcoming Grand Prix Dressage horse
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