This is one of my favourite exercises for helping young riders navigate the different lines required for corners and circles...

If you saw Tangle’s Tuesday Tip, you’ll remember Tangle saying: “Make use of poles and/or cones to help explain new movements..."

Firstly, apologies for the lack of #trainingtips and #poleworkforponies blog posts this year - it was my intention to do a monthly blog...

How much simpler does it sound when you break it down to 'a scoop of ice cream' (the half circle) 'and a cone' (the incline)?

Even if your rider always has a caller, it is still a good idea for them to learn their tests so that they can ride more confidently...

If you have never competed in online dressage before, it may seem overwhelming at first. But it’s really very simple...

..every single one of the Demi Dressage tests has been ridden through by a child, on an ‘average’ pony... tests 'by children, for children'!

So those on Facebook will have already seen the video to accompany this blog, but I'm running a little bit behind with a lot of things so...

First of all apologies for this very delayed second part to the #trainingtip blog on exercises you can ride using the square of poles...

Last week I promised a further #trainingtip blog on exercises you can ride using the square of poles layout featured in our Back To...

As well as benefiting the horse, jump position is also a fantastic exercise for the rider to develop their balance and security...

Serpentines are such a fun movement for children to ride!

...it pays to teach your young rider the correct way to salute from the start...

In Demi history, I have probably seen the biggest range of marks in those given for the final halt – we’ve had riders score as high as a 9!

This #trainingtip is an extension of our Centre Lines blog from May, and also essential reading if you’re planning to enter our Ice Cream...

Continuing with our training tips, here are some thoughts on 🌈 Corners 🌈. Corners are where we generally see people making the most...

There's at least two in every test, so it pays to get them right!

Shallow loops - or 'rainbows' as we call them in Demi Dressage - are so often such an under-utilised movement! In a true dressage sense,...