Basics! It’s more than a ribbon at stake.

Anyone who has a good grasp of dressage performance criteria and judging will find this article very interesting. Written by a French Master, the article  eloquently describes how an ideal halt, as defined in the FEI Rule Book, embodies and demonstrates correct basics. He then shows a photograph of a […]

Dressage Today Article: How to Sit a Rough Trot

http://dressagetoday.com/article/sit-rough-trot-25164 Question: I ride a 16.2-hand, 10-year-old Holsteiner gelding. His trot is huge and his back long, and since he’s not quite connecting yet, I’m having a really hard time with the sitting trot. It’s quite a rough trot. I’m 5’4” tall. Could you give me advice on how I […]

Kamila coaching Melissa Hogan on Diameter

Diameter is a 20 yr. old Danish gelding who with his rider Melissa Hogan, won the United Stated Dressage Federation Amateur Grand Prix Championship in 2011. Before his retirement we made this video of a training session. It shows the harmony between the three of us, and the high degree […]