Trot

Discover the grace and elegance of trotting horses. Learn about different breeds, training techniques, and the art of riding. Take a ride into the world of trotting horses and experience their power and beauty.
Horse Riding, Dressage, Dressage Exercises, Dressage Training, Horseback Riding Tips, Western Riding, Horse Riding Tips, Horse Training, Horseback Riding

How To Sit The Trot Without Bouncing When we ask dressage riders about the most challenging part of their training, a great number of the answers will probably be “sitting the trot”. Challenging or not, it is one of the most essential parts of dressage training. If you cannot sit the trot, you will be doomed to stay at the beginner level because you won’t be able to move on to more complicated movements. It is ok to have difficulties when you are learning how to sit the trot. You can be…

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Mariana Reichert
stretchtrot Equestrian, Vise, Doma, Dieren, Horse Information, Horse Biomechanics, Horse Facts, Equitation, Horse Anatomy

I can’t understand the words, but I don’t need to! What a beautiful illustration! So many riders think putting the horse’s ears below the withers puts the horse on the forehand, but that is only the case if it’s done incorrectly, as the first three diagrams show. I also see plenty of riders performing one of the first three trots, totally unaware that it is incorrect work! The fourth picture shows a correctly ridden stretch where the horse continues to reach out to the end of the reins…

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Taylor