Olympic dressage rider Emile Faurie believes that with correct training you can improve any horse's movement
Emile Faurie explains it is the rider’s job to keep their horse in balance in training and not ask for more expression than the animal is capable of producing with ease.
To find out more, take a look at the video below in which Emile talks you through some exercises he uses with his horses in order to develop greater expression in their movement.
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Sarah has more than 20 years experience as an equestrian journalist and editor. She has reported from major championships including the Europeans and the World Equestrian Games. She has co-written books on equestrianism including The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horses & Ponies. Sarah has ridden since childhood, owned horses and ponies for over 25 years, and worked for and trained with Olympic gold medallist event rider Leslie Law prior to going to university.