What's Inside
Search the Site
Tip/Quote of the Day # 187
Get off the rail to verify your horse's straightness. Use the quarter lines and center lines. Or better yet… go out in a big field!
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:
- Guest Blog # 112: "Up Against the Wall" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1917
- Advanced Trot Pole Exercise # 2
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1813
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1469
- Does Your Horse Pick Up the Canter With His Haunches In?
- Horses that Tilt Their Head in Dressage
- Dressage Canter Adjustability Exercise # 2
- Adding More *Scope* to Your Lateral Work - For Better Dressage Scores!
- Introducing the Counter Canter
- Improve Your Canter to Trot Transitions!
- Field Dressage
- Get off the Rail!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4440
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3117
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2240
- All About the Volte!
- Do You Know What Skills You and Your Horse Need to Have Before Entering a Novice Level Event?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4484
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4483
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4459
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4458
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4445
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4438
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4377
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4330
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4314
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4244
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4242
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4225
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4214
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4200
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4188
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4133
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4122
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4067
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4010
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4005
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3965
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3926
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3916
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3913
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3911
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3892
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3798
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3751
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3741
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3735
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3714
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3683
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3679
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3655
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3647
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3608
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3540
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3496
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3403
- Video # 326: This is Sophie, riding a Dressage test in Pompadour, France!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3397
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3380
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3344
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3330
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3313
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3294
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3290
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3289
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3276
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3237
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3229
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3185
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3178
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3164
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3157
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3153
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3081
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3057
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3036
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3033
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3010
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2944
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2932
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2921
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2871
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2865
- A Test to See If Your Horse is in LATERAL Self Carriage
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2840
- Canter Pole Exercise # 1
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2821
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2814
- Video # 325: This is Bridget doing a Dressage test!
- 3 Distinctly Different Ways of Controlling Your Horse's Shoulders in Circles, Turns & Lateral Work
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2664
- Guest Blog post # 108: "The Shadow Knows" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2631
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2602
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2595
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2577
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2564
- An Exercise to Rev Your Horse’s Motor - Building Impulsion & Hind Leg Engagement
- Basic Suppling Exercise # 5
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2450
- A Jumping Exercise to Help You to Turn Your Speed Into Impulsion
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2352
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2348
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2328
- A Mental Trick to Help You to Think More About Your Horse's Hind Legs When Riding & Jumping
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2313
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2298
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2289
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2279
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2259
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2236
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2232
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2184
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2141
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2024
- Guest Blog post # 105: "Meet the New USDF Dressage Tests" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1941
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1916
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1896
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1825
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1797
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1788
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1769
- The Benefits of "Stair Stepping" Your Lateral Exercises
- Video # 311 and Question # 329: Kayla is practicing BN test A, and has a few questions.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1718
- Quin's Blog post # 2: The Ultimate Answer to Riding, the Universe, and Everything
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1671
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1648
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1574
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1555
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1529
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1525
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1500
- Guest Blog post # 94: "Seeing Into the Future (A Few Strides)" by Bill Woods
- Lateral Work as "Medicine" For the Dressage Horse
- A Spanish Riding School Exercise to Increase the Collection in Your Horse's Canter
- Guest Blog post # 91: "Roamin Empires - Sad!" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1453
- Video # 102: This is Kellyn, riding Novice level test B
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1434
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1391
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1377
- Guest Blog post # 86: "Lines Disease" by Bill Woods
- Signs That Your Performance Horse Might Be Sore
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1298
- The "Shoulder Yield" Exercise
- Clashing of Aids vs the Coordination of Aids
- 3 Signs That Your Bending Aids Are Working Correctly
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1125
- The Corridor of Aids
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1091
- What Does it Mean for the Horse to be "Between the Rider’s Hand and Leg"?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1052
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1047
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1010
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1009
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 973
- 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 # 870
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 861
- The Return to the Track in Counter Shoulder In Exercise
- Dressage Canter Adjustability Exercise
- Question # 258: We are finally at the point where we are working on fun stuff like haunches in and half pass. But now that we are, a new problem has developed. My horse wants to go in haunches in position all of the time when I don't want him to!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 737
- The Snowball Effect - and How to Keep it From Happening to Your Riding!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 729
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 670
- A Very Useful Version of the Serpentine Exercise
- Guest Blog Post # 47: "Cornered!" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 491
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 473
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 471
- Question # 225: Sometimes my horse's otherwise nice canter feels like it becomes four beat-y and almost lateral. What causes this, and what can I do about it? (Tina)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 328
- Is Your Horse Even in the Reins?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 300
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 229
- Improving the Trot
- How Centrifugal Force Affects Your Riding
- Question # 171: How do you get a horse more collected? (Sophia)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 201
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 91
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 57
- Impulsion Defined
- Question # 106: My horse carries himself nicely in the working canter. He feels like he is nicely balanced and in self carriage. But after every canter lengthening, he becomes rigid and is resistant against my hand...
- Question # 104: My horse is always heavy on his right shoulder, and on the right rein. What can I do to straighten him and get him to stop leaning on my right rein?? (Rebecca)
- Dressage With the Croup High Horse
- Video Discussion # 49: How to ride a square halt.
- Does Your Horse Show This Positive Sign After a Flatwork Session?
- Throughness
- Discussion # 27: What do you think of this working canter?
- Video Discussion # 31: Let's watch this rider's dressage lesson.
- How Dressage is Similar to Baking a Cake
- The Front Door Analogy, That Will Help Improve Your Connection
- The Mysterious Half Halt (Current freebie!)
- Question # 50: What specific skills do I need to be able to do a Novice level event? And what would be a good training schedule to prepare for my first novice level event? (Kirsten)
- 10 Ways to Improve Your Dressage Scores
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4514
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4513
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4511
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4509
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4508
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4507
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4506
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4505
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4504
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4502
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4501
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4496
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4494
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4493
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4492
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4491
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4489
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4488
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4487
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4486
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4485
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4482
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4481
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4480
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4479
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4478
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4477
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4476
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4475
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4474
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4473
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4472
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4471
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4470
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4469
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4468
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4467
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4466
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4465
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4464
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4463
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4462
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4460
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4457
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4456
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4455
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4453
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4450
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4449
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4448
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4447
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4446
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4444
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4443
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4442
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4441
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4439
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4437
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4436
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4435
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4431
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4430
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4429
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4428
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4427
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4426
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4425
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4424
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4423
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4422
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4421
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4420
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4419
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4418
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4417
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4416
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4415
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4414
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4413
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4412
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4411
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4410
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4409
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4408
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4405
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4404
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4403
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4402
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4401
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4400
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4399
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4398
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4396
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4395
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4394
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4393
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4388
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4387
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4386
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4385
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4384
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4382
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4381
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4380
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4379
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4376
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4375
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4374
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4373
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4371
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4370
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4369
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4368
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4367
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4366
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4365
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4362
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4360
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4359
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4357
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4356
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4355
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4354
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4353
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4352
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4351
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4350
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4349
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4348
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4347
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4346
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4344
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4343
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4341
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4340
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4339
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4337
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4336
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4335
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4334
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4333
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4332
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4331
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4329
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4328
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4327
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4326
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4325
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4324
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4323
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4322
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4320
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4319
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4318
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4317
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4316
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4315
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4312
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4310
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4309
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4308
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4305
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4304
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4303
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4302
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4301
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4300
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4299
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4298
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4297
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4295
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4294
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4293
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4292
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4291
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4290
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4289
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4288
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4286
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4285
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4284
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4283
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4282
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4281
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4280
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4278
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4277
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4276
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4275
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4274
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4273
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4272
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4271
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4270
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4269
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4268
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4267
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4266
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4265
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4264
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4263
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4262
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4261
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4259
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4256
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4255
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4254
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4253
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4252
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4251
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4250
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4249
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4248
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4247
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4246
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4245
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4243
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4241
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4240
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4239
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4237
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4236
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4235
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4234
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4232
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4231
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4230
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4228
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4227
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4226
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4223
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4222
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4221
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4219
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4216
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4215
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4213
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4212
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4211
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4210
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4209
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4208
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4206
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4204
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4201
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4199
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4196
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4195
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4194
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4192
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4191
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4190
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4189
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4187
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4186
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4185
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4183
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4182
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4180
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4175
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4174
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4172
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4171
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4170
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4169
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4168
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4165
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4164
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4163
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4162
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4161
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4160
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4159
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4158
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4157
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4156
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4155
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4154
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4153
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4152
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4151
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4150
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4149
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4148
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4144
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4143
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4140
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4137
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4136
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4135
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4134
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4132
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4130
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4129
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4128
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4126
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4125
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4123
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4121
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4120
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4118
Newsletter Sign Up
Please fill in the details below to sign up to our newsletter.
Sign up to receive our newsletter.
Riding Far, LLC
Equivont
Stackhouse Saddles
Our Sponsors!
