What to Expect When You're Horse Shopping
Shopping! I don't know many ladies who truly hate shopping... And shopping for a new horse?! Does it get any better?! But for a much...
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Laura
- Jun 18
- 4 min
What Makes "Good" Footing? My Answer May Surprise You!
Alright... before my babes at high performance facilities come at me for where this post is going, please know - this post is not for you....
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Laura
- Jun 7
- 2 min
Let's Learn: All About Fly Spray
It's officially summer! And you know what that means - Yes, longer days and warmer weather... but with that we also have flies! All the...
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Laura
- May 30
- 2 min
Closing the Communication Gap
Nearly every training road block you run into with your horse is really just a gap in communication. In order to get past the road block,...
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Laura
- Apr 30
- 3 min
Can My Thoroughbred Do Dressage?
Can I do dressage with my Thoroughbred horse? Well, of course you can! Yes, Laura... I've read your blog posts and heard everyone else's...
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Laura
- Apr 14
- 3 min
Cavaletti Exercises to Improve Your Horse's Balance and Strength
Cavaletti - 8-10 foot long poles that are (usually) attached to cross-shaped stands on both sides. This cross shape allows the height of...
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Laura
- Apr 2
- 3 min
Should I Practice My Dressage Test Before a Show?
Ask any dressage person if you should practice your test before the horse show and you'll get a mixed bag of answers. Many folks,...
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Laura
- Mar 19
- 4 min
Let's Learn! Protecting Your Horse's Legs During Exercise
Today is the first day of spring! Yay! I'm so excited for longer days and warmer weather. You know what that means? Let's ride! When...
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Laura
- Mar 7
- 2 min
But My Horse Isn't a Dressage Horse... Can We Really Do Dressage?
As a trainer and coach, I am surprised by how often prospective clients ask, "Dressage is so beautiful. I'd love to try it one day, but...
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Laura
- Feb 20
- 3 min
Groundwork Exercises to Improve Your Riding
Groundwork! We've all heard about it. We probably even know it's a good thing to do with our horse... but where do you start? Here are...
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Laura
- Feb 6
- 3 min
Managing Your Horse's Hooves in Wet Winter Weather
To say we've had a little bit of rain here in Southern California recently would probably be the biggest understatement of the year! I'm...
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Laura
- Jan 28
- 3 min
Let's Learn! What's the Scoop with Hay Cubes?
Thank you all for the great feedback on our first post in this series! In case you missed it, I'm excited to introduce our new "Let's...
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Laura
- Jan 21
- 5 min
Let's Learn! All About Hay
Happy January everyone! We're starting a new series here on the Team LGD blog this year: Let's Learn! In this series we're going to...
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Laura
- Jan 19
- 2 min
Improve Your Dressage Leg Position
Do you want a more secure leg position? Are you constantly losing your stirrups? Do you feel like your legs and feet are bouncing all...
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Laura
- Jan 14
- 2 min
Steve-O's First Horse Show
You guys... Steve-O went to his first horse show! This is a big event in any horse's career. For this horse, it's an especially big...
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Laura
- Jan 10
- 2 min
How to: Walk Pirouettes
Did you know... the walk pirouette is just haunches in? On a circle! The walk pirouette first makes an appearance in Third Level but also...
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Laura
- Jul 30, 2023
- 3 min
How to Select an OTTB for Dressage
It's no secret that I love me a good Thoroughbred horse. I grew up around Thoroughbreds. The owner of the stable I boarded my horse at...
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Laura
- Feb 25, 2023
- 4 min
Look At Those Legs!
Legs! As dressage horse owners, who doesn't obsess over their horses legs? <Sheepishly raises hand...> And with good reason! Our...
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Laura
- Feb 25, 2023
- 3 min
How to: Standing Wraps
A standing wrap... what is it? And why would we use it? The primary purpose behind a standing wrap is to give the tendons and ligaments...
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Laura
- Feb 13, 2023
- 2 min
Carrots - For Horses and Humans!
Carrots! Who doesn't love carrots? All the horses in my barn LOVE carrots! And all the humans in my barn love carrots - well, they LOVE...
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What clients are saying...
“I never thought online coaching would work for dressage training but I live in a very rural area and there isn't a good trainer near me so I decided to give Laura's program a try. Wow! My horse has made so much progress and I have learned so much!"
Alexa Y, Kansas
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