De-complicating Dressage

Apr 10 2024 82 ep. 22 mins 46

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My name is Jessica Gale, and my purpose is to make dressage training simple. Through my journey to international dressage rider i have been fortunate to learn from some of the best trainers, and on my podcast, i am sharing this knowledge with you. New episodes every Friday. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and please rate, review and share if you enjoy it.
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Charlie Hutton: Asking The Small Questions, Giving Your Horse The Best Life & The Benefits Of Riding Bareback

Apr 10 2024 74 mins

This months guest is Charlie Hutton, who grew up at Talland School of Equitation, surrounded by horses and dressage. You may recognise him from multiple different TV Shows on Horse & Country TV. Now he is a successful international Grand Prix rider with 8 international wins and 6 national titles. He is also Dressage Mentor for the World Class Podium Potential Pathway where his

Sara Jane Lanning: What Judges Want You To Know & What Is The Best Thing To Improve Your Scores

Mar 04 2024 64 mins

We're here for season 2!I am so excited that we are joined for our first episode by Sara Jane Lanning! International Dressage Rider, List 1 Judge and coach! Sara tells us exactly what the judge is looking for and answers the big question of whether judges judge different horses differently; where she sees most riders make mistakes in their tests and what we can do as riders to boos

#78 What Kind Of Rider Are You?

Sep 08 2023 25 mins

This week we are doing a little bit of mindset work and looking at how we as riders deal with pressure and stressful situations. We look at the different types of riders, which ones you are and how to deal with these mistakes and problems in tests and trainingUltimate Transition Masterclass: Transitions Workshop | DecomplicatingDress (decomplicatingdressage.com)Subscribe to hear ne

#77 Answering Your Transition Questions

Aug 28 2023 34 mins

After our last episode you all had a few questions - here we answer 4 great questions from Stacey, Rochelle, Tori and Rachel all about transitions!If you enjoyed this episode then please do share it ! It means the podcast can reach more people and will be able to help them with their training too! 👩‍💻Ultimate Transition Masterclass: Transitions Workshop | DecomplicatingDres

#76 Training Your Transitions

Aug 14 2023 30 mins

We have been talking for the last few weeks all about transitions over on our social media channels so i wanted to collect all the most needed information around transitions and put it into one easy episode! This episode includes everything from the types of transitions, how to ride really good transitions, the benefits of them and what the judges are looking for and need to see in

#75 The 4 Areas You're Losing Easy Marks

Jul 03 2023 21 mins

I know we've been doing a lot of test/competition focussed episodes recently but the more we do them, the more questions keep coming in! So this time were taking a look at the 4 most common areas i see riders lose marks. These arent the big ones though that you need to go away and spend months working on. These are little tweaks and changes you can make that will have a big improve

#74 What To Do If You Make A Mistake In Your Test

May 05 2023 20 mins

I know that we do always want our tests to go as well as possible but, sometimes things to do go wrong and i think weve all had those tests before that dont go as planned. In todays episode we take a look at what to do when things go wrong and what the best way is to lose as few marks as possible and get yourself back on track ASAP!If you enjoyed this episode then please do share i

#73 Troubleshooting: Fixing Leg Yields

Apr 28 2023 25 mins

We havent done a troubleshooting episode in a while so i thought leg yields would be the perfect one to get us back into them again! For those of you that are newer to the podcasts in our troubleshooting episodes we take a look at a movement and all the most common problems all riders face when we ride them. We look at where each problem comes from and what causes it and then how w

#72 What To Remember When You Ride A Spooky Horse

Apr 14 2023 29 mins

In this episode we are talking about spooky horses. From how to know if its pain, evasion or a lack of confidence; exercises and tools to help you and lots of useful tips to help you get your spooky horse confident in the arena and out hacking. If you enjoyed this episode then please do share it ! It means the podcast can reach more people and will be able to help them with t

#71 The One Thing You Should Be Doing To Improve Your Scores

Apr 02 2023 21 mins

In this episode we chat about the biggest mistake i see most riders (including myself!) make that leads to the biggest loss of marks in a test. Its something that is so easily fixed and, with a bit of practice becomes second nature and is going to give you so much time more time to prepare and set up your movements in your test as well as helping you keep your horse balanced, suppl