Walk/Canter/Counter-Canter Transitions on the Circle
The canter - we ride many movements in this gait. And the higher up the levels we go, the more time we spend in canter and the more...
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Laura
- Dec 17, 2021
- 2 min
How to Ride the Half Pass
Ready to make the leap to from Second to Third level this next show season? Congrats! It's big step! Um... hello - flying changes! ...
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Laura
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
How Being an Entrepreneur Has Made Me a Better Horseman
Happy Women's Entrepreneurship Day! Cheers to all you amazing women out there running your own business and absolutely killing it! I...
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Laura
- Mar 31, 2021
- 2 min
Dressage Rider Leg Position - It's All In the Hips
We've all seen those riders who sit so effortlessly in the saddle... our Olympic idols who instinctively move with their horse and whose...
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Laura
- Feb 27, 2021
- 4 min
How to Look For a Young Dressage Horse Prospect
How many of you have ever dreamt of bringing up your very own young horse? From adorable baby horse to Grand Prix extraordinaire!...
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Laura
- Feb 19, 2021
- 2 min
Enjoy the Journey!
One of my personal goals for this year has been to develop a more mindful mindset (say that five times fast! Ha!) - more mindfulness in...
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Laura
- Feb 12, 2021
- 3 min
Horses are Expen$ive!!! - How to Get Started as a Trainer When You Have No Money
I've seen quite a few articles, Instagram posts, etc. going around about how hard it is to get into the horse industry, especially...
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Laura
- Feb 5, 2021
- 2 min
"But What If I Fail?"
In my last post I talked about how to create your own confidence - how to get out there and try new things even when you're scared or...
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Laura
- Jan 29, 2021
- 3 min
Create Confidence
I don't know about you, but I think winter riding can feel a little nerve-wracking at times. The weather is cold (I hate the cold!), the...
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Laura
- Dec 15, 2020
- 4 min
How to Teach Your Horse Shoulder In
Ah, the shoulder in... It's nearly impossible to do any reading or You Tube-ing, etc. about any sort of dressage training without...
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Laura
- Sep 3, 2020
- 1 min
Team LGD Joins the Summit Team!!!
I'm excited to share with you all I have joined the Summit Joint Performance team as a Representative! . My ex-racehorse, now dressage...
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Laura
- Apr 10, 2020
- 1 min
How to Teach Your Horse to Move Off the Inside Leg with Serpentines
Five days of rain on top of the Covid-19 quarantine has me dreaming of blue skies and quality saddle time! While there is still no real...
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Laura
- Feb 23, 2020
- 3 min
How to Teach Your Horse to Leg Yield
Last time we talked about how to use the leg yield to improve the lengthened trot. Read about it here! I love this exercise, but it...
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Laura
- Jan 31, 2020
- 3 min
How to Use the Leg Yield to Improve the Trot Lengthening for your First Level Tests
It's getting to be that time of year again...crisp early mornings, long sweat-filled days, the sun setting over the barn as you finish...
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Laura
- Nov 16, 2019
- 2 min
Western States Horse Expo with Steffen Peters
Last weekend Stella and I had the privilege of participating in the Western States Horse Expo as a demo rider for the Steffen Peters...
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Laura
- Oct 17, 2019
- 3 min
Welcome Home
As you're probably aware, we know how to hustle over here at Laura G Dressage. A busy show season was followed by an unexpectedly even...
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Laura
- Sep 12, 2019
- 1 min
RAAC and Cool August Nights 2019
Congrats to Team LGD riders Sarah and Jodi! These two cleaned up at the California Dressage Society's Southern Regional Adult Amateur...
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Laura
- Aug 13, 2019
- 1 min
Team LGD July 2019
A picture is worth a thousand words... and a few blue ribbons. Needless to say, July was fun. Team LGD went out to Cornerstone's LA...
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Laura
- Jul 1, 2019
- 2 min
Team LGD June 2019
Wow! Where did the first half of 2019 go? I can't believe we'll be into July tomorrow and officially halfway with this year... and what...
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Laura
- May 31, 2019
- 1 min
Dressage at Flintridge 2019
In spite of the unseasonably chilly, rainy weather, Team LGD had a fantastic show at Dressage at Flintridge! Jodi and her Morgan gelding...
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