Refining Your Riding Aids
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Understand & Effectively Use Riding Aids. Elevate Your Skills with Expert Insights. Gain Clarity and Ride with Precision.
Why Effective Riding Aids Are Vital
1
Precision
Achieve pinpoint accuracy with clear aids – an essential advantage in competitions where split-second decisions matter.
2
Performance
Elevate your riding using refined aids to convey subtle signals effectively, enhancing your horse's responsiveness, and improving your competitive edge.
3
Control
Implement precise maneuvers during competitions with clear aids, giving you a distinct advantage over competitors.
Our Courses for Riding Aids
Discover comprehensive tips, engaging exercises, and creative inspiration in these online courses.
How Horses Learn to Understand the Rider's Aids
5
Videos
110
min
Enhance your competitive edge by honing a balanced seat and precise aids, applying science-based techniques for immediate performance gains in the arena.
Dr.  Britta Schöffmann
Ingrid Klimke Symposium
8
Videos
145
min
Embark on Ingrid Klimke's course to master riding aids and train young horses with kindness and precision, covering basics to advanced dressage techniques through practical demonstrations.
Ingrid Klimke
Wisdom of a Dressage Legend: Training Young Horses
7
Videos
80
min
Learn classical dressage fundamentals with Olympic Champion Dr. Reiner Klimke's course on riding aids, designed to skillfully advance young horses to the intermediate level.
Dr. Reiner Klimke
A Better Seat with Movement Awareness Training
6
Videos
67
min
Elevate your seat and riding aids with Movement Awareness Training, focusing on joint mobility and effective warm-up exercises for improved communication and harmony with your horse.
Eckart Meyners
Suppleness Through Flexion and Bend
5
Videos
80
min
Elevate your dressage performance by mastering essential riding aids for flexion and bend, boosting your horse's suppleness and precision in the arena.
Dr. Britta Schöffmann
Dressage with Enthusiasm: Keeping Your Horse Motivated
5
Videos
75
min
Improve your competitive dressage skills by learning to maintain a supple seat and apply light aids, essential for a responsive and harmonious ride.
Uta Gräf
Riding Well-Explained: Turns on the Forehand, Haunches & Pirouettes
5
Videos
110
min
Master the essentials of lateral movements with a focus on diagonal aids perfecting turns on the forehand and haunches avoiding common errors and building up to canter pirouettes.
Dr. Britta Schöffmann
Classical Training for Young Horses
5
Videos
70
min
Discover the art of classical dressage: foundational training that introduces young horses to the rider's aids with patience and precision, setting the stage for a lifetime of responsive and harmonious performance.
Anja Beran
Flatwork Foundations: A Balanced Rider and Responsive Horse
8
Videos
95
min
Master rider balance and horse responsiveness with exercises on alignment, straightness, bend, and motion control in 'Flatwork Foundations.
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One-Handed Riding: Test your Training
2
Videos
30
min
Explore 'One-Handed Riding' to test and refine your horse's responsiveness to aids, with insights into the transition from two-handed riding.
Uta Gräf
Get a Glimpse into our Courses
Take a look at some excerpts from our online courses about rider's aids.
Avoiding misunderstandings with correct Aids
Learn the correct techniques of applying your aids so that your horse can understand and respond to your cues.
Teaching the Flying Change
Try this exercise from Olympic Champion Ingrid Klimke to teach your horse the flying change.
A Better Seat to Optimise the Rider’s Aids
Learn the critical role your seat plays in delivering precise aids and explore training exercises that promote a balanced and effective riding position.
Our Trainers for Mastering Riding Aids
Our Experts for Mastering Riding Aids specialize in enhancing communication between horse and rider, focusing on precision and harmony in every interaction.
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