‘Keep it fun and easy’: Charlotte Dujardin’s top 5 tips for developing young horses

Very few riders have brought as many young horses through the levels to grand prix as Charlotte Dujardin. While at the recent British Dressage National Convention (25 November) she shared her top tips on what to look for in a young horse and how to start their education sympathetically. So if you want to start your young horse off in the best possible way, check out these top five young horse training tips.

1. Transitions, transitions, transitions “With a young horse, you have to ride hundreds of transitions, not just one or two,” says Charlotte, while aboard the striking four-year-old Secret Agent. “Although we all want to do the tricks, let me tell you the tricks are the easy part, this is the hard part. If you get this wrong it follows you all the way up...

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Article written by Oscar Williams