Daily training inspiration
Use small circles and shoulder-in to improve your horse’s engagement
- Trot a small circle in the corner
- Ride shoulder-in steps down the long side, the straighten
- Circle before the next long side and repeat
- Ride the pattern on both reins
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A different type of horsepower: when a dressage stallion met a Porsche 911By Eleanor Jones Published -
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Collective marks to be voted in in international dressage – as uniform blood rules look to be shelvedBy Becky Murray Published -
‘He’s been my everything’: sad farewell to tiny star who went from ‘absolute lunatic’ to the top of his sportBy Eleanor Jones Published -
New £4.5m RoR strategy to improve lives of thoroughbreds after racingBy Lucy Elder Published -
Racing’s ambitious new welfare strategy intends to benefit all horses – not just thoroughbredsBy Lucy Elder Published
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Five-star eventing series suggested to boost starters, while calls to soften U25 World Championships resistedBy Becky Murray Published
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‘Her love of horses shines through’: The late Queen’s letters give unique insight into royal lifeBy Eleanor Jones Published
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‘It’s going to give riders something to think about’: Burghley cross-country course-designer shares hints for 2027By Lucy Elder Published
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