Lateral Work (Part 1): Beginning Lateral Work
The key to success in executing the higher school dressage movements with graceful precision is preparation.
The key to success in executing the higher school dressage movements with graceful precision is preparation.
Once we have taught the horse all the different lateral movements, we should not think we are finished and our
The first lesson I learned was about rider balance.
While I do not believe in training with a focus on developing any one part of the horse’s body, the
A correctly executed pirouette is a thing of beauty, a perfect storm of collection, impulsion, suppleness, strength and balance.
The canter pirouette is a high level movement, a very difficult exercise that requires of our horse: balance, suspension, suppleness,
Lateral work consists of the shoulder-in, travers, renvers and half pass. We begin by introducing the simple shoulder-in and, when
A horse moving correctly will be balanced, straight, supple and have regular rhythm in its gaits. Once this is achieved,