Learn Dressage Movements Step by Step
Dressage movements develop progressively as horse and rider advance through the levels. Each movement builds on the foundations established before it, developing greater balance, suppleness, straightness, engagement and collection.
Explore each movement below to learn its purpose, how it is ridden, the correct aids, what judges are looking for and the common problems riders encounter.
10m Circle
10m Half Circle
15m Circle
5m Loop
C:
Canter – Collected
Canter – Counter
Canter – Extended
Canter – Lengthening
Canter – Medium
Canter – Working
Canter Pirouette
Change of Bend
Change of Lead
Counter change of hand
F:
Flying Changes
G:
Give and Retake of Reins
H:
Half Pass
Half turn on Hindquarters
L:
Leg yield
P:
Passage
Piaffe
R:
Rein Back
Release Reins
Renvers
S:
Serpentine
Shoulder-in
Simple Changes
Single Flying Change
T:
Tempi Changes
Transition – Piaffe/Passage
Transition – Trot/Canter/Trot
Transition – Walk/Canter/Walk
Travers
Trot – Collected
Trot – Extended
Trot – Lengthening
Trot – Medium
Trot – Stretch
W:
Walk – Collected
Walk – Extended
Walk Pirouette