🐎🥵 Ah, the half-halt - that mysterious component of riding that is so important, yet so confusing! What even is a half-halt? Is it about halting your horse? 🤔 No, actually, half-halting doesn’t have anything to do with the halt! 😱 Half-halts help is rebalance our horses and are also helpful when we need to get their attention. Being able to give an effective half-halt is an essential tool every rider needs to know. 💯 But coordinating all the aids can be tricky! After all, they need to happe

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🙋‍♀️ Do you feel confused and unsure what to do when your trainer tells you to half-halt? Or are your half-halts just not doing anything? 🥵 Don’t worry, you’re not alone! I get questions about half-halts from my students all the time. 💯 It’s one of those elusive concepts that is tricky to figure out, yet so essential to having a harmonious ride. 🐎✅ It may seem like an easy concept to grasp and execute, after all, it’s supposed to be a ‘half a halt’ but in reality, it’s much more complicated.

“You need to go more forward.” But what does forward actually mean? 🤔 Is it just about going faster? Or is it really about how your horse responds to your leg? Let me know in the comments what you think forward means. 👇 And if you’ve ever felt confused by Dressage terminology, you’re not alone. Words like forward, connection, roundness, and half-halt get used all the time, but they aren’t always explained clearly. That’s why I put together a free PDF with 10 dressage terms every rider should k

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Your horse isn’t paying any attention… You ask for a transition. Your horse either does nothing, or throws their head in the air. The ride feels disconnected, and you're not sure how to fix it. The answer? Correct, clear, and effective half-halts. In this new workshop, All About Half-Halts, you'll learn: 🌟 Exactly what a half-halt is and how to use it 🎯 How to adjust your aids to suit your horse 📹 10 riding exercises to improve your half-halts 👀 Real-life demos with riders just like you 🎧 R