Smooth moves
Learn how to achieve higher level dressage moves with Charlotte’s five-step guide
In this feature. . .
Learn
how to collect your horse’s paces
The art of simple changes
Work
towards half-pass
Our expert
Charlotte Dujardin is a multiple World and Olympic dressage champion. She’s the world record holder for all three Grand Prix level tests and coaches alongside her highly celebrated competitive career.
Our models
Sadie Smith is a Grand Prix dressage rider who groomed for Carl Hester for six years before setting up on her own.
Swanmore Dantina (Dia) is a seven-year-old mare by Dante Weltino. The pair won the six-year-old championships at the BD Nationals and now compete at Advanced Medium level.
There are plenty of moves that many riders tend to avoid because they believe they’re unachievable – travers, canter lead changes and half-pass to name a few. They may have fancy names, but really all they are is a culmination of correctly implemented basic training. Working towards achieving them can be the key to unlocking your horse’s potential, and it’s that progressive journey that will help improve his balance, suppleness, straightness and much more to new levels.