Dressage training

#SundaySchool: How can I get my novice horse to work from behind?

Show producer Sam Quiney gives her advice on how to get a young horse to start using his hindlegs correctly

#SundaySchool: How do I ride correct downward transitions?

Dressage rider and trainer Matt Frost goes back to basics with exercises to improve your transitions

#SundaySchool: Maria Eilberg — how to encourage your horse to bend more

The international dressage rider gives her advice on promoting bend and flexion in a stiff horse

Stephen Clarke: how to get the most out of your horse’s trot — whatever the breed

At the British Dressage national convention (19-20 November), Stephen Clarke worked with a range of breeds to demonstrate how to get the most out of them — whatever their size or type

Not just for trotting over: Michael Eilberg shares his innovative use of poles

British team dressage medallist Michael Eilberg shares the innovative ways he uses poles to help develop young horses’ early training, from corners and circles to counter canter and lateral work

How to keep your horse in walk during a dressage test

Creating and maintaining a good walk in a dressage test is sometimes easier said than done. Five-star event rider Georgie Strang has some helpful advice on how to achieve a good, relaxed but active walk

How to ride your best-ever prelim 17A: tips from top judge and trainer *H&H Plus*

Expert advice on how to ride Prelim 17A from top judge Isobel Wessels, plus training tips to improve your transitions for this test from Keith Robertson

How to ride the perfect square halt

Here’s some great advice on how to ride a perfect square halt on your horse or pony from five-star event rider Coral Keen

Why straightness is the key to effective dressage training *H&H Plus*

Most horses are born with a preference to one side. Andrea Oakes investigates how you can combat this, and the importance of straightness in training

#SundaySchool: How do I improve my horse’s expression in the half-pass?

Australian dressage rider Lyndal Oatley provides tips for nailing this advanced move

Barrel racing and dressage: why their training techniques are more similar than you might think

What do you reckon the similarities are?

How to teach your horse flying changes

Jumping a great round is about much more than just clearing the fences. How you get from fence to fence is a key part of the round, and flying changes can enhance that. H&H asked eventer-turned-trainer Tracey Dillon for her tips on teaching flying changes

#SundaySchool: How do I develop my horse’s throughness?

Dressage rider Anand Patel offers advice on encouraging the horse to work from the quarters into an elastic contact

#SundaySchool: Alice Oppenheimer on how to teach your horse to piaffe

The international dressage rider offers her tips for starting to train this advanced collected movement

#SundaySchool: Dannie Morgan — how to generate impulsion without going faster

The eventer and rising dressage star explains how to 
create controlled power rather than speed

Spooky horse making competing in dressage difficult? Here’s how to conquer it...

Here are some great pointers from five-star eventer Kate Honey to help you tackle spookiness with your horse in the arena...

Michael Eilberg shares his genius way of explaining the scales of training

Fancy giving combined training a go? Here’s what you need to know...

Love both dressage and jumping? Find out why the British Dressage (BD) combined training series could be perfect for you

#SundaySchool: How can I improve my horse’s walk pirouettes?

International dressage rider Sarah Millis explains how she nails this movement and uses it to help her horses develop collection

#SundaySchool: How can I encourage my horse to lengthen his stride?

Eventer turned dressage rider Ruth Edge suggests some easy exercises to help develop your horse’s trot