Prelim Plan: Transform your winter training
Prelim Plan: Transform your winter training
This brand new eTraining Prelim Plan will give you all the tools you need to improve your flatwork this winter.
Delivered over eight weeks, the plan includes:
✓ an eight-week training plan to help give your training structure and focus
✓ a weekly tracker to track your progress
✓ a weekly eLesson giving you access to expert coaching and advice and exercises to try out in your training
✓ access to exclusive weekly test-riding videos with expert advice from a top judge
✓ weekly 20-minute workout exercises to try
✓ access to expert advice and top tips
✓ be part of the eTraining community and share your journey with like-minded people
This plan will help you to reach your goals – whether it’s perfecting prelim tests, competing more, achieving a personal best or meeting new people while having fun, this online series is designed to provide you with the motivation and training advice you need to perform better than ever at prelim level, all from the comfort of your own arena.
- Weekly test-riding videos
- Expert advice from Isobel Wessels
- Watch a rider ride through a different prelim test each week
- Find out the common errors and how to avoid them
eLessons
- Eight weekly eLessons
- Access to expert coaching advice
- Take away practice advice and exercises
- Train where and when suits you
Expert advice and top tips
- Top tips you can use in your training
- Experts answer the questions important for your goals
- Delivered in an easy-to-understand way
How it works
Step 1 – sign up
Join quickly and easily online and register for your eTraining account.
Step 2 – welcome and create your account
Your welcome email will be delivered to you within 24 hours and you will set up your account to access the course content.
Step 3 – weekly emails
Three emails a week for eight weeks. Email one will deliver your eLesson, test-riding video and a training tracker for the week, email two will include a new 20-minute exercise for you to take away and practise, plus some top dressage content, and email three will offer top tips and expert advice.
Step 4 – stay on track
Stay motivated and on track by logging your riding in your training tracker, and join our eTraining community to share your journey with others taking part in the course.
Step 5 – completion certificate
At the end of your eight weeks you’ll be awarded your completion certificate, and we encourage you to share your story of what you learnt and achieved through the plan with us.
The Prelim Plan course content
Week one
Perfect your circles and Prelim 1 test riding video
20-minute workout – rider focus
Tips for training the unmotivated horse
Week two
Perfect halt and Prelim 7 test riding video
20-minute workout – how to avoid cutting corners
How to achieve the perfect dressage position
How to learn your dressage test
Week three
Mastering your free walk and Prelim 12 test riding video
20-minute workout – perfect free walk
Improve your horse’s understanding of your aids
How to encourage your horse to stretch and relax
Week four
Improve your centre lines and Prelim 13 test riding video
20-minute workout – raised polework
How to ride a winning dressage test
Week five
Give and retake and Prelim 14 test riding video
Week six
Accuracy, rhythm and impulsion and Prelim 15 test riding video
20-minute workout – riding forwards in downwards transitions
How to prevent jogging in your dressage test
Week seven
Canter to trot transitions across the diagonal and Prelim 17 test riding video
Improving your stretch on a circle and Prelim 19 test riding video
Earn more marks in your dressage test
Week eight
Performing super serpentines and Prelim 18 test riding video
Tips for taking part in online dressage
