All Blog Posts Tagged 'Dressage' (37)

The Difference Between Movements, Figures and Patterns Ruth Hogan-Poulsen

The Difference Between Movements, Figures and Patterns

Ruth Hogan-Poulsen







Many people ask me about the choreography of their freestyle pattern. One of the confusions surrounding a freestyle pattern is what is allowed and what is forbidden at a certain level. Before you can begin to build a pattern you need to know the difference between movements and figures so that you don't try something that is on the "forbidden" list at your level.





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Added by Ruth Hogan Poulsen on November 12, 2017 at 11:13pm — No Comments

Practice and muscle memory

Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

January 31, 2017 / Ruth Hogan-Poulsen



What is Muscle Memory?



If you've ever worked on your posture or a set of aids for a movement on your horse, you've probably heard the words "muscle memory.” But what is this mysterious thing? Is it something real or just a part of dressage riders’ folklore? Can we do anything to make our learning more efficient, or should we be suspicious of "automatic" riding as less creative?



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Added by Ruth Hogan Poulsen on November 5, 2017 at 9:20pm — 1 Comment

Halt, Rein-back, Cha-cha-cha.

WM LesAndante

This is how it feels: It’s a trot that’s resistance free. He glides with relaxed strides. At first you think it might be slow, but no, his strides are longer. He has time to push from behind. Every vertebrae in his back is loose. His movement is fluid and soft,…

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Added by Anna Blake on September 2, 2016 at 9:15am — 1 Comment

"Pushing Forward with the Stomach and Inwards with the Loins"

“Pushing Forward with the Stomach and Inwards with the Loins”

In the two weeks since my last post I rode only once.  Our glorious rain, that has filled the lakes, ponds, rivers and creeks, has really interfered with my riding.  Then last weekend I went with my husband on one of his frequent business trips up to the Northern area of Virginia near D.C..  As usual we went by various used book stores and I found a copy of “Dressage--The Art of Classical Riding” by Sylvia Loch.  I…

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Added by Jackie Cochran on December 5, 2015 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Riding Haunches In or Travers

Do you find that when you ask your horse to perform haunches in or travers, the forward movement tends to get a little 'stuck'?  It feels as though he is on his tippy toes, pottering along with no inclination to get to the other end of the arena?!

The Daily Strides Podcast on this topic is …

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Added by Lorna Leeson on September 2, 2015 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Trakehner - Elegantly Powerful

I believe I said I would do a write up on the Trakehner a while back. Well, here it is. Allow me to introduce you to the Trakehner, an elegant and fine breed of horse. 

In the 13th century in what was once East Prussia a horse, the Trakehner, originated. The base stock for this breed was descended from the Tarpan(another write up for another time), however in 1732 King Frederich Wilhelm I founded a stud at Trakehner to develop coach horses and later a calvary(using…

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Added by Paula Stevens on April 15, 2015 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Dressage for Every Discipline: The Transition

Part two in our Dressage for Every Discipline series examines the transition and how it can improve your communication with your horse, no matter what discipline you ride.

Why are Transitions…

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Added by Classic Equine Equipment on November 7, 2014 at 7:00am — No Comments

The Trakehner Horse History

The Trakehner, one of the most popular sport horse breeds today, originated almost 1,000 years ago. This warmblood breed makes an excellent dressage and jumper today. Have you ever ridden a Trakehner?

History

The Trakehner’s origin begins with the horses owned by Lithuanians and Old Prussians during the Middle…

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Added by Classic Equine Equipment on October 20, 2014 at 9:30am — No Comments

Dressage for Every Discipline: The Circle

It’s well known that any horse, no matter what discipline, can benefit from dressage. But putting your horse into full dressage training isn't practical for many riders. So we’ve decided to bring the dressage to you: this new series of mini-lessons will give you dressage exercises you can work on with your horse at home to better develop his performance in your regular…

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Added by Classic Equine Equipment on September 25, 2014 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Dressage: Cackling at the Canter.

Beach attire for the serious dressage rider.

In the 80’s, I marched with the Ladies Against Women. Do you know the organization? They were a national group…

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Added by Anna Blake on August 1, 2014 at 9:00am — 4 Comments

Making the Most of the Small Riding Ring

Every rider dreams of open fields and large arenas and riding rings, but sometimes we have to make do with less. If you have access only to a small riding ring, there are still ways to make the most of the space. Here are some tips to get you started.

Place Equipment Strategically

A small ring will only seem smaller as you add in…

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Added by Classic Equine Equipment on July 3, 2014 at 9:00am — No Comments

Smile

Relax. Breath. Smile for your horse. It will make your body softer and your horse more beautiful. Smile.

Added by Manolo Mendez on February 5, 2014 at 3:34pm — No Comments

Veterinarian & Acupuncturist Dr. Fiona Mead: Manolo Mendez Clinic Notes

 North Island, NZ Jan 2014

In his observations of the horse and rider, Manolo Mendez ‘hits the nail on the head’ with accuracy, intuitive awareness and in doing so, demonstrates his keen horse sense and deep…
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Added by Manolo Mendez on February 2, 2014 at 2:00am — No Comments

Introduction Post - Who are we at Dressage Hafl :)

Hi,

 

My name is Tanja and I currently working on my personal spare time project, my very first own blog. I like to scan through articles and other blog posts, gather ideas and combine them with my experiences, pictures and videos and share them via my blog. Some entries are also about my own horse Hafl aka TCA2 Andor, a 6-yr old Haflinger gelding. We are from Austria but keep our blog in English to serve a broader audience. Please find below the link to my blog and we would…

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Added by Dressage Hafl on December 12, 2013 at 5:00pm — No Comments

A Retirement Resistant Spirit.

An article of mine was published in a national dressage magazine in 2006. Spirit had been retired two years and he was still pouting (read) and holding a grudge…

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Added by Anna Blake on April 20, 2012 at 8:16am — No Comments

Braids and Breeches: The Perfect Ride.

There were lots of great rides in Spirit’s 25 years, but this was the most perfect ride…

Spirit was something in the day- he and I agreed. He was fun to show, always a crisp and spontaneous ride. His confidence improved year by year, and still, every day was a brand new day.

That day, our first…

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Added by Anna Blake on April 13, 2012 at 8:05am — 8 Comments

Spotless- My introduction to Dressage.

It was the late 1980’s, and a bunch of us from the barn went to see the Lipizzaners when they came to town. It was a chance to dress up, eat an…
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Added by Anna Blake on April 6, 2012 at 8:33am — 3 Comments

Re: Philippe Karl

I was fortunate enough to have attended the Philippe Karl clinic 2 yrs ago and I must say I think it was the best clinic I have ever attended (... and I've been to many!) I love the philosophy of his teaching and the harmonious intention that is paramount with all his teaching! I also attended this year, a clinic with one of his graduate student from his School of Lightness and she was fantastic as well! We need more clinicians like this! And we need our "top rider" to attend them!! I'm just…

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Added by Muriel Chestnut on November 30, 2011 at 2:15pm — 4 Comments

Riding as an Art. Literally.

I am hooked on the writings of classical trainers. It isn’t that I am an elitist; they use an inspiring word that I like and don’t hear so much these days: ART.

“Theory instructs us that we should work from a foundation of sound principles, and these principles,…

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Added by Anna Blake on September 23, 2011 at 9:20am — 2 Comments

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