In Western dressage, your halt is one of the most important maneuvers. Tim demonstrates what a proper halt should look like and what the judges want to see from your horse. Then, he gives you tips for improving your horse's halt.

Tim Christensen explains where in a dressage arena you will use a 20 meter circle. He shows which letters you will use to measure your circle and explains some common mistakes made with a 20 meter circle.

Learn where a quarter meter line is supposed to be ridden in a Western dressage pattern.

Tim Christensen takes a non pro through a halt exercise to help score higher in western dressage.

Tim Christensen demonstrates some exercises you can do to help loosen your horse's muscles up before a ride. These will help your horse warm up properly and keep him supple and limber.

In this video, Tim does a complete run-through of a basic level Western dressage test. He talks us through the entire test so you know what he's thinking the entire time.

Tim explains the importance of body position while riding. Then, he demonstrates a few exercises that you can practice at home.

Tim demonstrates Western dressage with a gaited horse. He explains how gaited horses can compete in Western dressage and what the judges look for.

Tim Christensen practices going down the center line of a Western dressage arena with a gaited horse. He explains what the judges look for when you are going down the center line and goes over how gaited horses are judged.

Tim has two non pro riders work on their halts. Then, he has them practice an exercise to improve the precision of their halts.

In Western dressage, your halt is one of the most important maneuvers. Tim demonstrates what a proper halt should look like and what the judges want to see from your horse. Then, he gives you tips for improving your horse's halt.

Tim talks about how he teaches a horse their leads and demonstrates what the process looks like.

Tim goes over what a smooth transition should look like in Western dressag. Then, he goes over some ways that you can improve your horse's transitions to help boost your score and have better control.

Tim shows us some exercises we can do to improve our free walk. This is one of the most important elements of a Wesern dressage test, and can be one of the most difficult for a horse to learn.

In this video, Tim explains why it's important to not rush your horse when working on specific maneuvers. He says slow and steady will win the race in the end.

Tim walks us through teaching a horse to turn on the forehand. He shows us what it should look like and some struggles you might run into while teaching the maneuver.

Tim walks us through teaching a horse to turn on the haunches. He shows us what it should look like and some struggles you might run into while teaching the maneuver.

In this video, Tim explains what it means to have your horse move off your leg. He demonstrates this maneuver and tells you why it's an important tool to have.

Tim demonstrates some exercises you can do to help loosen your horse's muscles up before a ride. These will help your horse warm up properly and keep him supple and limber.

Similar to using logs for balance, Tim also shows us how to use them for improving your circles. He sets up poles in a 20 meter circle and explains how to use them to create a pretty and even circle.

Although logs aren't used in Western dressage, Tim shows us how we can use them to help improve your horse's balance. He demonstrates a few different tricks you can do at home with poles or logs.

There are many different breeds of horses that compete in the Western dressage. Tim demonstrates the different gaits that you will see in a test on a Half Arabian half Trakehner horse.

In this video, Tim shows us a trick for lengthening your horse's stride at the lope. This will help you improve your lengthened lope and the connection you have with your horse.

Western dressage trainer Tim Christensen demonstrates how you can use half halts to get a better connection through your reins. He explains why this is beneficial for the Western dressage as well as many other disciplines.