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  1. How to ride half-pass | Dressage Debunked

    how to ride half-pass dressage

    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

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  2. How to ride shoulder-in | Dressage Debunked

    riding shoulder in in dressage

    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?

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  3. What is my Pony thinking?

    What is my pony thinking

    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

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  4. How to Ride Travers | Dressage Debunked

    how to travers

    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. 

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  5. How to Leg Yield | Dressage Debunked

    how to leg yield dressage explained

    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?

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  6. What do Ice Boots do for Horses?

    ice boots for horses

    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

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  7. Dressage Debunked

    how to do dressage warmup explained

    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

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  8. What to do if you or someone else falls off a horse

    what to do it someone falls off a horse

    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

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  9. Mud Fever in Horses

    Mud Fever in Horses

    Dealing with Mud Fever

    Mud fever in horses. Every year it’s the same, a combination of wet weather and hair on horses’ legs provides a perfect breeding ground for the bacteria that causes mud fever. White-haired areas and pink skin are more prone to mud fever,

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