What's Inside
Search the Site
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4469
"Shoulder in is a preparation for the half pass, plus shoulder in gives more connection on the outside rein. Shoulder in makes more suppleness." ~ Johan Hamminga
Did you enjoy this article? If so, please share with your friends! Look for the share buttons on the far right side of the page. Thank you!
Related Articles:
- Lateral Work as "Medicine" For the Dressage Horse
- Adding More *Scope* to Your Lateral Work - For Better Dressage Scores!
- The Benefits of "Stair Stepping" Your Lateral Exercises
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1590
- All About the Volte!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3040
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2628
- An Exercise to Help Teach Your Horse to Seek the Connection
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1470
- Horses that Tilt Their Head in Dressage
- The Order of Aids For Changing Your Horse's Bend From One Side to the Other
- Quin's Blog post # 2: The Ultimate Answer to Riding, the Universe, and Everything
- Is Your Free Walk Really FREE? And Do You Make Good Use Of It?
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 59: Coping with Stress and Anxiety: Part II - Connection
- Video # 322: Here is Bridget, trying the exercise from the article: An Exercise to Help Teach Your Horse to Seek the Connection
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2343
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2099
- Ruth's Blog post # 5: Connection Issues in Canter Transitions
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1797
- An Exercise to Help Improve Your Horse's Connection Over the Back
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1776
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4189
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4117
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4073
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3881
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3725
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3494
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 55: Filling Your Treasure Chest
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 54: The Power of a Plan
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 53: Personality Part 2: Internalizer or Externalizer
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 52: Personality Part 1: Past, Present, Future
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 51: Who do you compare yourself to... it really matters!
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 50: Horses as mirrors: Does it work the other way around?
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 49: Respect: Essential for horse and rider
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 48: Working with horses is complicated... that's a good thing
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 47: Courage... Is it as simple as "Cowgirl Up" ?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1671
- An Advanced Trot Pole Exercise to Improve Suppleness, Strength, and Rideability
- Does Your Horse Pick Up the Canter With His Haunches In?
- Improving the Trot
- The Mysterious Half Halt (Current freebie!)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4423
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4290
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4007
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3974
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3809
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3771
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3735
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3679
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3630
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3529
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3527
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3431
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3249
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3165
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3034
- Guest Blog # 116: "The Cone of Uncertainty" by Bill Woods
- The 'Half-Go'
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2710
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2543
- An Exercise to Help You Improve ALL of Your Downward Transitions
- Basic Suppling Exercise # 5
- Question # 353: Amanda has a question about how to teach her young horse to lift and use his back correctly.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2289
- An Exercise to Improve Your Horse's Carriage in the Dressage Ring
- Question # 341: Amy has a question about a new horse she is riding, who is not a big fan of flatwork!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1743
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1700
- Video # 108 and Question # 323: Kayla has a question (with video) about her horses tendency to fall out through his right shoulder when going to the left.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1613
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1492
- Riding From "Front to Back"
- An Exercise to Help Improve Your Trot to Canter Transitions
- Dressage Canter Adjustability Exercise
- Is Your Horse Even in the Reins?
- My All Time Favorite Suppling Exercise!
- Does Your Horse Show This Positive Sign After a Flatwork Session?
- Leg Yielding
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4506
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4482
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4479
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4458
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4436
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4429
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4419
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4400
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4396
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4335
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4330
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4314
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4308
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4289
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4266
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4249
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4237
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4191
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4148
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4133
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4014
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4013
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4000
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3992
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3958
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3957
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3955
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3901
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3894
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3892
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3891
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3858
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3813
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3774
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3752
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3724
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3701
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3676
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3612
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3608
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3571
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3542
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3540
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3509
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3475
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3450
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3444
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3439
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3403
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3394
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3386
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3294
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3290
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3289
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3246
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3233
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3227
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3212
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3210
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3202
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3092
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3051
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2955
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2914
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2889
- A Test to See If Your Horse is in LATERAL Self Carriage
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2858
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2857
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2844
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2821
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2668
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 58: Coping with Stress and Anxiety - Part I: The Worry Bucket
- Rider Leg Aids
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 57: Desperately Dependent or Fiercely Independent: Finding the right balance
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 56: How long will this take??
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2280
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 46: Safety and Security - Essential tools for learning.
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 45: Confidence: State or Trait...it matters
- Is Your Horse Sore in These Very Common Areas??
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2037
- An Exercise to Teach Your Horse to Be More HOT to Your Inside Leg Aid
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1788
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1748
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1709
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1605
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1587
- Do You Know What Skills You and Your Horse Need to Have Before Entering a Novice Level Event?
- Signs That Your Performance Horse Might Be Sore
- The Wiggly Worm Exercise
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1282
- The Most Productive Way to Begin Each Ride
- Brianna's Blog Post # 11
- Question # 254: At what level would a turn on the forehand show up on a dressage test? (Julie)
- The Problems in the Eventing World Today! (written in 2014) (Current freebie!)
- A Trainer's Responsibility! (That's YOU!) (Current Freebie!)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4486
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4472
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4456
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4449
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4447
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4445
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4412
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4411
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4401
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4381
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4365
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4348
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4333
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4326
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4319
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4301
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4299
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4283
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4278
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4236
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4221
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4213
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4196
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4185
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4183
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4144
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4126
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4120
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4115
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4114
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4083
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4063
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4057
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4039
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4028
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4027
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4022
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4008
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4006
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4003
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3981
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3966
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3940
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3920
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3888
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3871
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3864
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3853
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3850
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3790
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3780
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3770
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3768
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3710
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3688
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3686
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3674
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3658
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3607
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3594
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3570
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3569
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3564
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3549
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3543
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3526
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3524
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3521
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3520
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3508
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3500
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3497
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3479
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3443
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3421
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3413
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3412
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3392
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3381
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3332
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3322
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3320
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3308
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3276
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3238
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3222
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3219
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3211
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3196
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3170
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3162
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3104
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3086
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3049
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2975
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2952
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 63: Personality and Why It Matters
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2909
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2904
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2896
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2880
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2817
- Video # 325: This is Bridget doing a Dressage test!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2809
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 62: Coping With Stress Part V: Gratitude
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2712
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2670
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 61: Coping with Stress Part IV: Do What You CAN Do
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2633
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 60: Coping with Stress and Anxiety: Part III - Getting Grounded
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2608
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2586
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2585
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2573
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2527
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2501
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2432
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2293
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2285
- Video # 319: This is Kayla, working on her flatwork!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2242
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2223
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2151
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2142
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2131
- All Roads Lead to Rome.... Or Do They??
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1893
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1878
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1868
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1864
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1845
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1816
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1813
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1780
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1769
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1762
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1755
- Video # 312 and Question # 331: This is Rachael!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1742
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1741
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1737
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1715
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1685
- Video # 309 and Question # 325: Kayla is finding it difficult to keep her horse on the aids in walk to halt transitions.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1623
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1615
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1606
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1582
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1570
- Video # 102: This is Kellyn, riding Novice level test B
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1275
- A Test of Your Flatwork Training (For All Levels!)
- Clashing of Aids vs the Coordination of Aids
- 3 Signs That Your Bending Aids Are Working Correctly
- Different Half Halts For Different Situations
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 901
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 894
- Horses That Wag Their Head From Side to Side
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 814
- Basic Suppling Exercise # 4
- Video # 66 and Question # 208: This is Kymbre!
- Question # 57: PJ does turn on the forehand very well (we can spin around fairly quickly, or go slowly one step at a time), is starting to learn turn on the haunches (for some reason I neglected this until very recently).
- The Front Door Analogy, That Will Help Improve Your Connection
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4502
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4501
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4457
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4450
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4394
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4385
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4375
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4354
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4329
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4297
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4275
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4274
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4235
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4226
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4214
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4211
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4210
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4209
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4174
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4157
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4154
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4140
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4132
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4071
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4066
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4034
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4031
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3996
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3983
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3978
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3954
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3919
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3915
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3895
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3889
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3825
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3769
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3706
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3694
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3684
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3672
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3655
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3640
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3634
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3583
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3563
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3541
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3463
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3436
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3432
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3427
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3380
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3371
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3351
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3348
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3344
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3285
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3281
- There Are Always Two Sides to Every Story - Even Between You and Your Horse!
- Guest Blog # 118: Why Counter Canter? by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3193
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3171
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3164
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3157
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3134
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3120
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3045
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3033
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3012
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3011
- Guest Blog # 115: "The Words Are Not Magic" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2947
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2940
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2932
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2899
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2859
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2805
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2789
- 3 Distinctly Different Ways of Controlling Your Horse's Shoulders in Circles, Turns & Lateral Work
- Video # 323, and Question # 355: Rose would like some help with her 6 yo Connemara mare, who tends to be tense and rushy.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2681
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2649
- Guest Blog post # 108: "The Shadow Knows" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2629
- Basic Suppling Exercise # 6
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2564
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2522
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2518
- An Exercise to Rev Your Horse’s Motor - Building Impulsion & Hind Leg Engagement
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2448
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2446
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2361
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2346
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2338
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2337
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2335
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2328
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2321
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2314
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2313
- Advanced Trot Pole Exercise # 3
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2221
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2188
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2143
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2060
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2058
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2051
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2024
- The Counted Walk - a Tool to Improve Your Horse's Carriage in Dressage
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1997
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1906
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1899
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1853
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1825
- Dr. Haefner's Blog post # 9: A Different Take on a Performance “State of Mind”
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1808
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1795
- Discussion # 162: The shoulder in is considered to be the "mother" of all lateral movements. Can anyone tell us why this is so?
- Quin's Blog post # 4: Praising the Snort
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1773
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1772
- Question # 333: Kayla has a question about core/ab exercises for her horse.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1753
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1751
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1745
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1730
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1710
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1705
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1695
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1658
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1588
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1533
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1530
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1525
- Video # 104: This is Kayla riding Novice level test B
- Help to Ensure That Your Horse LIKES His or Her Job!
- Question # 306: Do you recommend getting a pure showjumping coach or an eventing coach to help with showjumping issues? (Ashleigh)
- Where a Rider Should Look When Riding the Various Lateral Movements
- Guest Blog post # 80: "The Professional Edge: Classically driven or Client driven?" by Bill Kraatz
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1125
- Video Discussion # 90: This video shows the various lateral movements in detail, and demonstrates the great exercise of transitions back and forth between shoulder in and renvers.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 745
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 729
- Keeping the Older Horse Going Strong
- The Responsibility Exercise
- Keep Your Aids Dynamic
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4487
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4409
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4374
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4303
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4215
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3952
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3922
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3897
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3852
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3839
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3814
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3801
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3601
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3585
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3573
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3532
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3513
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3503






