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In the fifth blog of our Dressage Debunked series, international dressage rider, trainer and judge Steph Croxford discusses half-pass, a sideways movement where the horse’s legs cross over. When refined, a beautifully ridden half-pass is one of the best dressage moves to ride and to watch. We look

In the fourth blog of our Dressage Debunked series, International dressage rider, trainer and judge Steph Croxford discusses shoulder-in. One of the early dressage moves you would teach your horse. We look at what shoulder-in is, the purpose of it and how to ride it. 

What is shoulder-in?

Think Like a Pony

What’s my pony thinking? Ever wondered how you could Think Like a Pony? We are more similar to the horse than you might think. In this first of a three-part series of blogs from Lynn Henry, Founder of Think Like a Pony, we find out how it all began.

Established

In the third blog of our Dressage Debunked series, International dressage rider, trainer and judge Steph Croxford discusses travers (often referred to a haunches-in). One of the early dressage moves you would teach your horse. We look at what travers is, the purpose of it and how to ride it. 

In the second blog of our Dressage Debunked series, International dressage rider, trainer and judge Steph Croxford discusses the first lateral move you would teach a horse – the leg yield. We look at what leg yielding is, the purpose of it and how to ride it. 

What is leg yielding?

It’s well known that using a cold compress or ice pack on a strained muscle can decrease inflammation in the injured area and the global rise of the Wim Hof method for humans is largely thanks to the benefits of cold exposure. Cold therapy has been scientifically linked to injury repair but also

Dressage warm-up

Introducing Dressage Debunked! In this series you’ll find nine blogs and videos explaining how to do key dressage moves from perfecting the warm-up and leg yielding to half pass and finessing flying changes. International dressage rider, trainer and judge Steph Croxford

As horse riders we accept that, at some point, we will probably fall off our horse. It’s a sport that comes with risks (that we’re all too aware of) and we take measures to protect ourselves when the inevitable happens. So, what should you do if you fall off a horse?

The question

Dealing with Mud Fever