Theory Archives - Dressage Today https://dressagetoday.com/category/theory/ Dressage Today is the training and educational resource for dressage riders at every level. Videos and instructional articles offer tips. Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:26:51 +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 Theory Archives - Dressage Today https://dressagetoday.com/category/theory/ 32 32 Dressage Solutions: Create a Better Back-to-Front Connection https://dressagetoday.com/theory/dressage-solutions-create-a-better-back-to-front-connection/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 21:57:05 +0000 https://dtmembership.wpenginepowered.com/news/dressage-solutions-create-a-better-back-to-front-connection/ Use this "broomstick" analogy from Grand Prix dressage rider Jackie Kinney to develop a better connection from your horse's hind end to your reins and maintain the desired outline.

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]]> Solutions: Encourage Your Horse to Travel Through Turns and Circles With Upright Balance https://dressagetoday.com/theory/solutions-encourage-your-horse-to-travel-through-turns-and-circles-with-upright-balance/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 22:59:07 +0000 https://dtmembership.wpenginepowered.com/news/solutions-encourage-your-horse-to-travel-through-turns-and-circles-with-upright-balance/ Use this visualization from top dressage rider David Marcus to maintain upright balance in your horse through turns and circles.

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]]> Solutions: Find Core Stability Without Getting Rigid https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/solutions-find-core-stability-without-getting-stiff/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:14:20 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=18307 Use this visualization from rider biomechanics expert Susanne von Dietze to achieve stability in your core without becoming stiff or rigid in your body.

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]]> A Holistic Point of View on Impulsion https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/a-holistic-point-of-view-on-impulsion/ Fri, 09 May 2025 21:58:30 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=17922 Grand Prix rider and trainer Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel covers impulsion from the horse's and rider's points of view.

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]]> Solutions: Maintain Balance During Trot, Canter Lengthenings https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/solutions-maintain-balance-during-trot-canter-lengthenings/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 22:32:50 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=17881 Use this visualization technique from Bruno Greber to maintain upward lift in your body during trot and canter lengthenings.

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]]> No Stirrup November: A Month-Long Commitment to Improving Your Seat WITH or WITHOUT Stirrups https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/no-stirrup-november-a-month-long-commitment-to-improving-your-seat-with-or-without-stirrups/ https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/no-stirrup-november-a-month-long-commitment-to-improving-your-seat-with-or-without-stirrups/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2021 19:39:44 +0000 http://ci0292ab69e0002523 Try these tips by Dave Thind to develop a more independent seat.

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]]> https://dressagetoday.com/instruction/no-stirrup-november-a-month-long-commitment-to-improving-your-seat-with-or-without-stirrups/feed/ 2 Dressage Solutions: To Maintain a Correct Upper Body Position in Corners https://dressagetoday.com/theory/dressage-solutions-to-maintain-a-correct-upper-body-position-in-corners/ https://dressagetoday.com/theory/dressage-solutions-to-maintain-a-correct-upper-body-position-in-corners/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:50:09 +0000 http://ci0290050f30002478 Try this tip from Jane Kelly.

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]]> Dressage Solutions: To Correctly Channel and Manage Your Horse’s Energy Flow https://dressagetoday.com/theory/solutions-to-correctly-channel-and-manage-your-horses-energy-flow/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:07:06 +0000 http://ci028df7d230002783 Try this visualization tip from Karen Adams

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]]> Dressage Solutions: Maintain Balance in Your Canter Pirouettes https://dressagetoday.com/theory/dressage-solutions-maintain-balance-in-your-canter-pirouettes/ https://dressagetoday.com/theory/dressage-solutions-maintain-balance-in-your-canter-pirouettes/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2021 17:06:14 +0000 http://ci028c9061a00026b0 Try this trip from Adelinde Cornelissen

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