Let's Ride Western Dressage Basic Level Test 1!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Check out my free Training Scale mini-course! It will help with your tests! amelianewcombdressage.com/plan-your-ride-training-scale-pdf-o/

[@lynnahern8570]

Thank you for including western dressage videos Amelia. This sport is growing and gaining acceptance! It truly is so much fun. Keep them coming!

[@AislieArts]

Thank you! My instructor told me to watch people do the patterns I'm doing and this I think is really going to help! Thank you for making this!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

You are so welcome!

[@oonadarling]

I LOVE your inclusion of western dressage! Thank you! I am riding western dressage with my wonderful PRE, and am so enjoying it. I live in France, where western dressage is really not as well known as reining, so your western dressage videos really help me, as I am doing it on my own.

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Wonderful! So glad they are helpful!

[@yavizana]

I have an Ottb ex-broodmare I think is perfect for this 🎉 can't wait!

[@gabrielavazquez1945]

Lovely watching you ride!

[@tomasadikeman1136]

Yay, love the western dressage video! I'm entering my very first show this Saturday!!! 😊

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Amazing! Good luck and let me know how it goes!

[@kristylevings7714]

Love that you added this!! More please!!

[@sarahhauptman]

Love this. 👍 Good riding is good riding.

[@MelanieCase-se1hd]

I’m super excited you have included Western Dressage! ❤

[@netajones4582]

Love all your videos

[@sherylsmerker3864]

Good job Amelia, liked the w e stern dressage video😊

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Glad you liked it!!

[@bastinowak3396]

Love All Your Videos ❤😘

[@cindymyers5960]

LOVE THIS !!!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Yay so glad to hear it!

[@dawnstoker2258]

With inclusion in mind, I would love a video in which Amelia talked about how to apply dressage principles to the hunter/jumper style of riding....

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Great suggestion! I am working on some content in a jump saddle soon and think you will enjoy. Stay tuned!

[@WendysWorldInAGED6800-bw4dh]

Amelia, just getting into this division. What type of saddle do u recommend….and what attire do u show in?

[@bastinowak3396]

Lovely Watching Your Ride 🏇❤

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Thank you. Rider Position is so so important.

[@kiwicountrygirl]

I've always admired western horsemanship. I've just dabbled. I had a Thoroughbred built like a Quarter horse & it was his natural style. Is the jog meant to be a bit slower too?

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Yes the jog would be a bit slower.

[@chewar7537]

I ride western, but could never do this because you are up in the horses mouth so much. We drape reins, no contact with the mouth necessary. I ride a reiner, he would not like me pulling on his mouth.

[@meganpahl3612]

Amelia: When doing a working walk and even jog, I need to score points on the horses hind end energy as well. Where do I place my seat to engage the rear end?

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Check out my 30 Days to Round challenge. This will help a lot with engaging the hind end! amelianewcombdressage.com/30-days-to-round/?KZbin&+DTR+2024

[@pawsdedeux]

Do you feel more secure in a Western Saddle? It seems like there is an awful lot of leather between the rider and the horse. My horse shies and bolts many people have suggested I try a Western Saddle. Western riding is more popular in my area.

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

There is definitely more tack underneath you in western tack! I will sometimes use a western saddle on young horses.

[@brucepeek3923]

No Amelia -- all dressage is the same - the term dressage means straightness -- pure and simple - it was adopted to describe a military commander aligning and commanding his troops so they could mass their musket fire toward their targets. It all comes from that. best Bruce Peek

[@susanwright9653]

Is using two hands normal in WD? Most western disciplines use one hand reining. Also, is posting normal/accepted in WD? Or is sitting the jog preferred?

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Hi there, yes you can use contact in WD. Here is a link to the WDAA for more information: www.westerndressageassociation.org/

[@andrewpereira5020]

Do you begin the test from inside the arena, as opposed to enter at A?

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Hey there! It may depend on the venue you are riding in

[@raspberrymoon5144]

Are the contact requirements the same or is it a more loose rein? This looks fun!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

You still want to have a steady contact like in Dressage.

[@MelanieCase-se1hd]

In the western dressage test they say to change the rein. Can you demonstrate this one day?

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Great question! "Changing the rein" means to change direction. Dressage tests say this as well! This video might help you: amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/how-to-turn-your-horse/

[@horsesafarimarwad4314]

V nice