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Dressage Wannabes!
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This group is for all those people like me who want to learn how those amazing dressage riders teach their horses to dance. Please add any hints, tips, advice, pictures or videos which you like as I am regularly checking you tube and other sites for new information on dressage training and competitions. If anyone has a blog which they wish to add or any articles which may be of interest to us as dressage professionals in the making please add them now!
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If your horse thinks that you want him to go faster when doing leg yield at trot then you need to do some half halts so that he understands that you want him to move away from your leg side ways and not speed up, if this doesn't work then i would try it from the ground when maybe long lining if you are able to long line or know how to long line, then when he understands it on the long lines then you can try it again when riding him.

broadbent

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can anyone help me i want 2 teach my horse charlie leg yielding (sorry if its spelt wrong) in trot cos he can do it in walk but he just thinks i want him 2 go faster wen i try doing it in trot. so if anyone has any ideas i would love the help!! thanx!

Saph

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Great news about Rollkur!!! http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/294724.html

YasandCrystal

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Sally - not sure if anyone responded to you about Steffen Peters ride on YouTube. There are still many copies of his ride(s) on the site, just do a search 'Steffen Peters Aachen' and there's a long list to choose from. Enjoy!

BlkHrsRdr

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Cazz- yes, you need to match the style of music to the horse for sure....and no Pink Panther anymore!! i spend a bit of time counting the paces rhythms ie. 26 strides in walk and canter to 30 seconds . ( They are usually similar) Then the trot- then I have a great little machine, like a Karaoke machine , that I can adjust the tempo of music I have chosen to match the timing of the horse. I love doing it- had so much fun with two buckskins in tartan and some scottish melodies a while back...looking forward to creating some more when home with my spotty boy.

Gladcam

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if you ars looking to do dressage to music, think of your horses tempo in his gates and work from there, my id x rode brill using music by the shadows.

cazz

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one of my favourites is mary wanless ride with your mind, really worth a look up.

cazz

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Lol - cartoon! http://www.abitofbling.com/images/dressage-03_hifw.jpg

johnthecob

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Balance the bottom line article seems quite interesting http://toplineink.com/dressage2.aspx

johnthecob

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Found this interesting link on the origins of the sequencing of the lettering around a dressage arena. Anybody got any other theories? http://www.eurodressage.com/news/dressage/varia/2005/dressageletters.html

johnthecob

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Just a quick question to see if anyone has seen Steffen Peters freestyle test which won the Dresage World Cup in April.....it seems to have been removed from you tube! Have any of you managed to locate a link?? Thanks Sally

Sally

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Lovely video dressage in Spain


johnthecob

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How interesting to read, Hunnybunny, on the BHS site that they are now in partnership with Sylvia Loch..and her strong affirmation of her continued principles and independence! Like the sound of her style. Thanks for directing me to it.

saddleup

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Nice one John, I enjoyed reading that...all makes sense when you put it in it's historical context.

saddleup

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Interesting quick history of dressage from the Greeks onwards http://www.kestrelridgefarm.com/HistoryofDessage.htm

johnthecob

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Glad to hear that you like it. If you're in the BHS and receive their e-newsletters, they have an article on it this month.

HunnyBunny

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I've really been enjoying the classicalriding website you've posted the link to, HunnyBunny. I'm gong to have to take a bit of time with that as there's a lot there and it's all fascinating and spot on. Deserves to be known about more widely. Thanks for the posting.

saddleup

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My pleasure. Sylvia Loch moved from Suffolk to her native Scotland and is the founder of the Classical Riding Club. She has written many books and papers on the principles of classical equitation and is heavily involved with the Lusitano breed. The club has recently gained affiliation with the BHS. I've added the website which you might find useful. I'd love to know what you think. http://www.classicalriding.co.uk

HunnyBunny

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Here's one I haven't heard of before...can you give me any more info?

saddleup

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By the way - anyone a member of Sylvia Loch's Classical Riding Club? I really do admire her principles.

HunnyBunny

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Wow! Just found this group and I'm so pleased ... I'm a real wannabe.

HunnyBunny

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Have a look at some of the new postings of dressage to music....makes me more of a wannabee than ever....!

saddleup

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Anyone heard of these guys before? Seems to be good but wondered if anybody else any other good sources for news on dressage? http://www.dressagedaily.com/

johnthecob

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fantastic videos, i'm in awe!

netty421

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You've got me knowing now.... this next one is amazing....put them both on this groups video section.


saddleup

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Here's one for the wanabee in you netty421. This vidoes makes us all wanabees. I wish!


saddleup

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i'm a dressage to music wanabee, i will definately get to do some this year, anybody out there done it? what music did you have? how did you go about getting the tape made, do you need a music licence? please post any videos, love to see them.

netty421

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I am probably a real wannabee in that I haven't done much dressage and what you see at the professional level is so astonishing. But what I do know is that we can all make our horses dance with us and even a few lessons can really change your relationship with your horse as a result. So come the Spring....what about it. Lets Dance!!

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