Gary Rockwell also stresses the importance of training your eyes”keep your eye on your line. Know that if you look at the mountain your horse will climb the mountain, and if you look at the ground, the horse will go to the ground.

Steffen works to create more cadence through half halts. They work between collected trot and passage, and then taking that in to the half pass.

Scott works with his daughter Sara on making her horse polite in the aids, supple and fluid.

Dorothee made a point to tell riders to always have contact when they stretch the horse. There is no stretch without contact. She asked this rider to stretch the 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding on the snaffle rein saying,œShow him the way; take your hand a little to the side and then directly forw...

Dorothee continues to work with this pair on relaxation and later the preparation for pirouette. She asks the rider to ride travers canter on 10- to 12-meter circle line to prepare for pirouette moving the horse's hind leg a little more inside but not too much sideways and then moving out.

Gary watches this Prix St. Georges pair warm up and encourages the rider to keep a more open frame in the trot. He has them change the balance before the simple change.

Next, Gary has the pair work on self carriage in the trot work without the rider helping too much.

Gary gives great coaching on improving the half pass with the proper bend.

Gary addresses the proper power and balance needed for good changes.

Finally, they revisit the trot half passes and then work on getting the push and hock action gained in the medium trot into the rest of their trot work.

Are you lucky enough to be riding a senior upper-level horse? Mimi Stanley guides you through a workout suitable for an aged horse coming back into showing and offers great tips on specific strategies for riding Arabians.

Mimi talks about Hook career and current training, then returns to the canter and schooling pirouettes.

Mimi rides the half pass and gives great tips on the specifics of riding Arabians.

Mimi finishes with the canter half pass and a canter zig zag.

Mimi introduces us to her first FEI horse, now 22 and coming back from colic surgery. She describes and demonstrates how she warms up an older horse and what she has to take into consideration in his rehab.

Judy gives a very clear explanation of how to train for the zig zag flying change. They break the movement down into smaller parts and practice each part.

Judy helps them ride a trot half pass with a clear end on centerline.

Watch Nicholas Fyffe teach top-level Eventer Jimmie Schramm. While the requirements in Eventing dressage are slightly different, there is a wealth of knowledge to seen in this video. The total running time of this 4-part video is 1:05:30.

Helen Langehanenberg presents a daily schooling session illustrating the importance of a methodical approach to training. Watch this wonderful video for an exemplary ride showing an effective seat, great connection and riding from the core.

Helen Langehanenberg presents a 7-year-old mare working toward Prix St. Georges s on their first day outside in the spring. They have warmed up before the start of the video, and Helen first works her in canter because the horse prefers it. They first do transitions within the gait, keeping the m...

In the second video, Helen works in the trot, using the same progression she used in the canter. After transitions within the gait, she works the shoulder in and then adds counter bending in the half pass. With this preparation she can ask for more of a sideways tendency in the half pass. The ses...