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Dressage for Jumping – Part 3

January 9, 2019February 12, 2019 horse psychology, training, equestrian, show jumping

Dressage principles can help you and your horse excel in any jumping discipline. Here are just some of the ways in which all that flatwork pays off!

Dressage for Jumping – Part 2

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 training, equestrian, show jumping, classical dressage

Are you a jumper who finds dressage boring? Learn how dressage principles can contribute to your performance over fences.

Dressage for Jumping – Part 1

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 equestrian, show jumping, welfare, outline

Dressage basics are important for any jumping discipline. Here are a few ways in which exercises on the flat can help your horse perform better over fences.

Two wild Chincoteague pony stallions on Assateague island in a parking lot tussling with each other. Still from video.

Wild stallion shows off his Spanish Walk

March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 training, stallion, positive reinforcement, spanish walk

Watch these two stallions tussling in a parking lot. Do any of their movements look familiar? Some of the things we train horses to do have surprising roots in wild horse behaviour. The best training takes into account both the horse’s understanding of a behaviour and their physical ability to perform it.