Dressage riding is a true challenge and requires years to master. Here are five tips from world-class riders on how to polish your flatwork and boost your dressage scores:
1. Carl Hester
Carefully train your downward transitions, don't rush them and give the horse the time it needs.
2. Isabell Werth
Work at the walk for an hour a day if you can as the gait has the potential to address many training issues
3. Robert Dover
Visualise greatness in order to achieve it.
4. Laura Graves
Keep relaxed in your seat to avoid creating tension in the horse and discouraging his forward movement.
5. Charlotte Dujardin
In young horses, practice leg-yields and trot accelerations in rising trot with the goal of strengthening the hindquarters and teaching reaction to the leg aids.
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