Why is collection such a key part of your training? Because collection isn’t just about how it looks in a dressage test, it’s about how your horse carries weight. When your horse is in better balance, with the weight evenly distributed over all four legs, it becomes easier to go forward, come back, or turn with precision. 💡 Collection brings the hind legs closer under the body, making your horse more adjustable, more supple, and more responsive. True collection means balance you can influence,

Collection Explained! You can do a lot with a horse's body when you have full control. Collecting horses to teach him how to use their body is a critical step you will be doing a lot of and very often. To the outside eye it's hard to see what goes on in the hands and legs of riders. This is my best attempt at describing in as much details as I could what I feel and focus on when collecting. For the full 4 Part video on this and much more awesome content, exercises, drill, tools, maneuver trainin