Gwyneth McPherson
Training in the Right Way: Classical vs Competition Dressage
This week’s article begins to look at the differences, and very important similarities, between classical and competition dressage. →
Training in the Right Way: Evaluating Canter Photos
This week’s article continues the discussion on what you can see in a still photo, specifically evaluating canter →
Training in the Right Way: A Picture Is Worth a 1000 Words…
This week’s article discusses what you can see in a still photo and explores how to begin sorting →
Training in the Right Way: Dressage Terminology and Why it is Important
This week’s article discusses dressage terminology and why it is an integral part of learning and training in →
Training in the Right Way: Finding a Knowledgeable Teacher
This week’s article was born of the recent discussion regarding the education problem in our sport and looks →
Training in the Right Way: There’s a Problem in Competitive Dressage
This week’s editorial is a follow up to my previous article discussing the proliferation of the consumption of →
Training in the Right Way: Talent vs. Training — What’s Happening to Dressage in the US?
It was my intention to discuss how the training scale relates to Second through Fourth Level in this →
Training in the Right Way: The Training Scale as Seen Through the USEF Levels – Part I
This week’s article takes the importance of the training scale and looks at how the training scale aligns →
Training in the Right Way: The Training Scale, Part II
The last article discussed the importance of the three base layers of the training scale. This article builds →
Training in the Right Way: Let’s Talk About the Training Scale
The training scale is a method with which to order your thoughts within the training process. It is →
Training in the Right Way: How Can You Tell When the Training Is Being Done Effectively?
“In the right way is intentionally separate from the meaning of more concrete words like talented, perfect, and →
Training in the Right Way: What is Dressage and Why Do We Do it?
“Whenever you see a rider and horse in harmony and balance, performing their jobs fluidly and enthusiastically, you →