Understanding your horses brain, Positive Reinforcement, Part 5 of 7

Get to know Laura Ashley Killian of Laura Ashley Dressage. Find out how she got involved in horses, why she loves dressage and what she feels makes a good horseperson.

A Junior rider asks what Hubertus favorite movement is to ride and watch.

USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist and USEA ICP Level 2 Certified Instructor Michele Wellman owns and operates By Chance Farm in Union Bridge, MD. She answers questions about how she got involved in horses, her training philosophy and what she feels makes a good horseperson. Above all, she feels the...

Get to know Michael Bragdell, Head Trainer at Hilltop Farm, 2021 Dressage at Devon winner and USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold medalist, in this brief interview. Hear how he got started in horses, what he loves about dressage and his training philosophy.

USDF gold, silver and bronze medalist Laura Ashley Killian introduces her new series of videos.

USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist and USEA ICP Level 2 Certified Instructor Michele Wellman practices what she preaches when she says to advocate for the horse. She tells the story about her own horse, the chestnut gelding from the video series, who encountered various physical issues and the long ...

Get to know USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold medalist trainer and competitor Lauren Sprieser. Learn how she got involved in horses and dressage, hear her training philosophy and what she feels makes a good horseperson. While her philosophy is,œwe must be clear. We must be consistent, and we must be f...

The Dressage Convention, 2013

Peter Storr works with Phoebe Peters, his long time student and European Pony Gold Medalist on her champion pony, SL Lucci.  Peter talks about how this partnership was formed.  They had warmed up outside in a stretchy trot, but begin their session in the arena in the canter, getting him supple, u...

Peter talks about how they work with this pony to keep him happy in his work, and at his new facility he has the chance to do gallops and hacks to help with his fitness.  He covers the importance of the quality of the walk, and then move on to the trot.  While he doesn't know piaffe and passage, ...

The welfare of the pony and how they are feeling about their work is of utmost importance in the training, and Peter has this foremost in his mind while deciding how to run a training session.  After a walk break they continue with the trot work, making sure he is in front of her leg in the walk ...

Tweets from the audience finish the session, with Peter and Carl answering questions starting with the body position needed for the rising trot.  Phoebe joins them to talk about her working relationship with Peter, and they talk about how she has responsibility to ride well rather than wait for m...

To learn this is to improve your confidence.

Hubertus is asked how he came up with his training style.

Lisa Wilcox introduces Ernst Hoyos and talks about their long collaboration as a rider and trainer, and then Ernst explains his views on saddle fit for both the rider and the horse. Lisa clarifies the connection between saddle fit and performance.

Lisa Wilcox explains what qualities she looks for in her Grand Prix prospects.

World Cup, Las Vegas.

World Equestrian Festival, Freestyles/Kur

World Equestrian Festival, Freestyles/Kur

World Equestrian Festival, Freestyles/Kur

World Equestrian Festival, Freestyles/Kur

World Equestrian Festival, Freestyles/Kur

World Equestrian Festival, Freestyles/Kur