March Newsletter is here

Published: Sat, 03/18/23

Welcome to the latest edition of Empowered Equitation Newsletter

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Let's dance... I mean dressage!

Some of you will be heading out to dressage competitions this spring so I thought this would be a good time to share dressage-focused content that can help you with training or competition preparation.

A lot of people see dressage as something ‘fancy’, only reserved for elite riders on expensive warmbloods with expressive movement. However, the truth is that dressage is for everyone. The words ‘dressage’ comes from a French word ‘dresser’ which means training. Yep, it really is that simple.

The more you invest in training the correct responses from your horse (=dressage), the safer your horse will be and you will be able to enjoy riding more. Dressage is a foundation of any equestrian discipline.

If you are a show jumper, you want to have a horse that can make balanced turns and extend or shorten their stride between the jumps. If you are a happy hacker, you probably want to have a horse that that listens to your ‘stop’ and ‘go’ signals and can be easily manoeuvred around gates…And this list goes on!

More on why dressage is important for any discipline in my blog post below:

Why should I dressage?

And here is a selection of some of my dressage focused blog posts with lots of useful tips for training and competitions:

10 Tips for Surviving First Dressage Competition

The first time for anything can be overwhelming - we have all been there! Here are my 10 tips to help you with preparation for your first dressage competition.

3 Exercises for Better Circles

Dressage tests are circles and more circles ;) So you might as well practice those at home and learn how to nail them to maximise your marks.

Introduction to Leg Yielding

Although leg yield is not required at lower levels, it is a very useful exercise to improve supplenes and coordination. Lateral exercises, such as leg yield, can benefit horses of any level as long as they are used wisely.

Learn more

Leg Yielding Execises

Have you already learnt how to do leg yield but are you not sure how to incorporate leg-yield exercises into your schooling sessions? Here are some leg-yielding exercises that are easy to set up and will challenge you and your horse.

Learn more

I hope you had a great start of 2023 and that you are starting to enjoy your horses a little bit more now the days are getting longer and (dare I say it?) warmer and drier.

Eva

P.S. I am always keen to hear what was helpful or what would like to see more of in future editions of the newsletter. Simply send me an email or message me on social media.

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