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We have put together some great articles on flatwork from our magazine for you to access straight from our website.

The right response

Follow Tina Sederholm’s tips for getting a lazy horse listening and going forward Read Article

Extended play

Medium and extended trot both have to be mastered if you want to go up the levels in dressage. And it's easier than you think, says Richard Davison Read Article

Improve your horses paces, get connected

Lorraine Jennings explains some simple exercises to improve your horses paces, keep his interest, and help him to work through his back. Read Article

Shoulder-fore with Richard Davison

Riding shoulder-fore will help you master medium and extended trot, says Richard Davison Read Article

Tips from Carl Hester

Elite dressage rider Carl Hester’s 35 top tips on everything dressage – from finding the right horse, to training and stable management techniques! Read Article

Extended canter with Richard Davison

Extended canter can help you build a great medium and extended trot, says Richard Davison Read Article

Correct Riding Techniques

Follow Tina Sederholm’s tips for getting a lazy horse listening and going forward. Read Article

Trot poles with Richard Davison

Trot poles can help you build a blockbuster medium and extended trot, says Richard Davison Read Article

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Natasha Baker

Paralympic dressage star Natasha Baker is as hungry as ever for success, working hard to keep the medals rolling in... Read Article

Stephen Clarke’s position pointers

Dressage trainer and FEI judge Stephen Clarke has five top tips for achieving the perfect riding position Read Article

Flying changes with Carl Hester and Richard Davison

British Olympic dressage stars Carl Hester and Richard Davison have some brilliant advice for training a horse for dressage, including how to ride leg yield and flying changes. Read Article

Training youngsters with Lucinda Fredericks

In the March issue of Horse&Rider, top eventer Lucinda Fredericks shares some top tips for working with inexperienced or schoolmaster types. Lucinda’s top horse – Headley Britannia – became famous for winning Badminton and Burghley, and here Lucinda explains how she trained Headley Briannia’s children! Read Article

Get your horse going forward, with Michael Peace

Want to get your horse sharper off your leg? Watch Michael Peace demonstrating some simple exercises that'll give him more oomph! Read Article

Use the scales of training for better flatwork

Hannah Esberger-Hancock shows how you can use the scales of training to produce your best flatwork yet Read Article

My mare falls in on the same side of a 20 metre circle, what exercises might help us?

Q: When I'm schooling my mare, I can't get her to do a proper 20m circle on the left rein. Halfway around, she falls in and cuts the circle in half, and I find myself using the outside rein to take her back out to the circle. Do you have any advice which might help us? Read Article

Perfect pirouettes

Read Wendy Jago’s training feature on walk pirouettes in May Horse&Rider, then try these extra schooling exercises Read Article

Riding the perfect shoulder-in

Showjumper Tom Davison explains how perfecting your shoulder-in will help you gain better marks for your medium trot. Read Article

How can I train my horse to ride in an outline?

Q: I have had my 12-year-old horse for about a year and in the past three months, he has really picked up and is working beautifully. He will soften, but won't go in an outline. Do you have any exercises or advice to help us? Read Article

Matt Hicks – Scales of Training. Travers and Leg Yield

Dressage rider and trainer Matt Hicks helps you to perfect travers and leg yield with these useful training videos. Read Article

Get the most from your schoolmaster

Dressage rider, Dan Greenwood, explains the refinements he makes to highly-schooled horses and sheds light on how to get the most from a schoolmaster. Read Article

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