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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April 14, 2022
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April 11, 2022
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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March 31, 2022
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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March 10, 2022
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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February 24, 2022
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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February 23, 2022
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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February 21, 2022
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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February 17, 2022
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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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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