Young Horse Archives - Dressage Today https://dressagetoday.com/category/instruction/young-horse/ Dressage Today is the training and educational resource for dressage riders at every level. Videos and instructional articles offer tips. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:58:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://s3.amazonaws.com/wp-s3-dressagetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/09180459/DT-Favicon-150x150.png Young Horse Archives - Dressage Today https://dressagetoday.com/category/instruction/young-horse/ 32 32 Dressage Training Tips From Olympian Christine Traurig https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/dressage-training-tips-from-olympian-christine-traurig/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:58:37 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=19705 Check out 22 training tips from Olympian Christine Traurig on topics ranging from developing young horses to collection.

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]]> Managing a Young Horse’s Gaits https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/managing-a-young-horses-gaits/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 23:30:19 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=17807 Lauren Sprieser shares exercises to help organize a young horse's trot and canter, allowing them to achieve better quality of movement.

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]]> Tips for Evaluating Foals as Dressage Prospects https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/tips-for-evaluating-foals-as-dressage-prospects/ https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/tips-for-evaluating-foals-as-dressage-prospects/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:09:21 +0000 http://ci026f4065a000266a Q: I am looking at foals and weanlings. I am told that some are bred for national dressage competition and some for the higher international levels. I am confused. What do I look for at each level? ——Name withheld by request A: You have posed a question that requires clarification before answering. I assume you intended “national” […]

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]]> https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/tips-for-evaluating-foals-as-dressage-prospects/feed/ 2 A Plan for Starting Young Horses + Build Your Equine First Aid Travel Kit https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/a-plan-for-starting-young-horses-build-your-equine-first-aid-travel-kit/ https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/a-plan-for-starting-young-horses-build-your-equine-first-aid-travel-kit/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:42:15 +0000 http://ci0268e40aa0002715 Read more in the latest edition of the DT Extra!

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]]> https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/a-plan-for-starting-young-horses-build-your-equine-first-aid-travel-kit/feed/ 3 Strategies for Training Young Horses: An Exercise to Combine Leg Yield and Turn on the Forehand https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/strategies-for-training-young-horses-my-go-to-exercise-jenna-arnold/ Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:25:01 +0000 http://ci0267a7c8e00025b4 In the second installment of her two-part article on training young horses, Dressage Today blogger Jenna Arnold shares an exercise that teaches the horse to yield his ribcage.

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]]> Should I Use Different Aids to Ride a Young Horse? https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/should-i-use-different-aids-to-ride-a-young-horse-2/ Tue, 14 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0000 http://ci0210bae0a00026b3 Sabine Ense answers this reader question.

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]]> Should I Use Different Aids to Ride a Young Horse? https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/should-i-use-different-aids-to-ride-a-young-horse/ Tue, 14 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0000 http://ci0210bae0a00026b3 Sabine Ense answers this reader question.

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]]> Comments on a Young Mare at Her First Show https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/comments-on-a-young-mare-at-her-first-show/ Fri, 25 Aug 2017 16:01:50 +0000 http://ci02133006300025dc Cindy Sydnor critiques this rider and young horse.

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]]> 71 Training Tips from Four Dressage Olympians https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/71-training-tips-from-four-dressage-olympians/ Sat, 03 Jun 2017 04:00:00 +0000 http://ci02065679a00026cd Charlotte Bredahl-Baker, Christine Traurig, Hilda Gurney and Steffen Peters share their methods for getting the most out of horses and riders.

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]]> Hilda Gurney: First Level Movements with Young Horses https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/hilda-gurney-first-level-movements-with-young-horses/ Wed, 31 May 2017 16:06:17 +0000 http://ci020c1a43000025ee Learn how to begin schooling First Level movements with a 4-year-old.

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