Lots of takeaways from the USDF Trainers Conference and had the pleasure of meeting Lendon Gray who stopped by Laura Ashley Killian’s farm to watch a young rider. Lendon heads https://dressage4kids.org/programs/ which has a lot of opportunities for young riders to get a leg up!
One of the takeaways as a general rule of thumb for when you are training a horse is to “do the opposite”. If your horse is tense, go for relaxation. If your horse is dull, get more reaction. If your horse is too high, go low. If your horse is too low, bring the frame up. If your horse is too long, then compress the energy. If your horse is too tight, then lengthen the topline.
Sharpe Dressage 