Prepare your dressage session

With Appaloo Equestrian, find dressage session ideas to work with your horse

Learn, train and improve your dressage skills with our riding exercises, suitable for all levels, training areas and equipment setups.

Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced rider, you'll find sessions with a difficulty level suited to you.

Whether you train in an arena, round pen or outdoors, you'll discover exercises adapted to your training environment.

Whether you have no poles or 10, no cones or 15, you'll find sessions that require exactly the equipment you have available — no more, no less.

Our search bar allows you to filter the results so they match your needs as closely as possible. This means you can find personalised dressage session ideas based on your level, training area and equipment.

Did you know that dressage is often described as the art of developing the horse's movements into an elegant and harmonious performance? This discipline is all about creating a true partnership between horse and rider. To succeed in dressage, you need to follow key principles such as relaxation, lightness and harmony.

Our dressage exercise guides

Through flatwork, you'll gradually develop a higher level of dressage with your horse.

We help you achieve your goals with our exercise guides, which you can follow almost like a recipe. Each guide includes a diagram so you can easily visualise the movements and arena setup required.

You'll also find a summary of the type of session, training area and equipment needed.

Once you have your diagram and all the ingredients for your recipe, it's time to get practical. Each exercise is explained in three simple steps: objectives, how to perform the exercise and potential difficulties.

The first section explains which key dressage fundamentals you'll be working on. These may include improving your horse's accuracy, suppleness, balance, bend or responsiveness.

The second section gives you detailed instructions for performing the exercise from start to finish, including the aids and actions you should use.

The final section highlights the difficulties you may encounter and explains how to overcome them if needed.

If you'd like to discover new dressage exercises in a different way and get a sneak peek at what's coming next, while interacting with us and the Appaloo Equestrian community, follow us on social media: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Pinterest!

You now have all the tools you need to improve your dressage, which is ultimately the foundation of every equestrian discipline!

And let's be honest: dressage also means seriousness, elegance and dancing with your horse. Not to mention the white breeches, the white saddle pad… and the sore muscles the next day!

Do you have exercise ideas for this discipline that aren't yet available on our website? We invite you to share them with other riders.

Simply click "Submit My Exercise" at the top of any exercise guide and fill in the form. It's simple, quick and easy ;)

Have a great dressage session with Appaloo Equestrian!