128 episodes
Dressage with Amelia Amelia Newcomb
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These sessions are recordings from Amelia's LIVE Q&A sessions on Facebook. We cover a variety of Dressage topics - from basic Dressage concepts up to more advanced exercises.
"As a dressage trainer, my goal is to make good training accessible to everyone who is interested in learning. I want to help YOU learn to love your ride!"
~ Amelia
Amelia Newcomb Dressage works to develop a trusting and confident relationship between horse and rider. Using elements from both natural horsemanship and classical dressage, Amelia creates a holistic approach to dressage training that adapts to fit the needs of each individual horse and rider. Starting with basic groundwork and progressing to the Grand Prix, Amelia emphasizes trust, understanding, and relaxation for both horse and rider.
Amelia also enjoys teaching and sharing her knowledge and experience with her students. “I have been blessed with many great teachers in my career and I hope to help each and every one of my students develop a connection and solid relationship with their horses.” A passionate dressage trainer, with a goal of reaching and helping a larger number of riders than one-on-one in-person training allows, Amelia has expanded her training program to the online community.
“I see online dressage training as the future. Not everyone is lucky enough to have an amazing dressage trainer in their backyard. Amelia’s Dressage Academy provides monthly workshops and in-depth masterclasses, which can provide a map for progress in your dressage journey!”
– Amelia
Amelia Newcomb is a USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medalist, and a member of the prestigious USEF Dressage Development Program. She has trained and competed close to 50 horses in almost 500 competitions, and has trained several horses that she started as youngsters all the way up to the Grand Prix. Amelia hopes one day to compete internationally and to represent the United States at the Olympics.
Amelia Newcomb Dressage is based in Somis, California, where Amelia offers complete and correct dressage training from breaking the young horse through the FEI level.
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Contact & The Training Scale
In Thursday’s session, we talked all about the concept of contact within the training scale. An essential aspect of riding that ensures effective communication with our horses. We'll talk about achieving steady contact, the importance of rhythm and suppleness, and how these elements help develop a strong connection with your horse.
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Rhythm and Counting
This episode of Dressage with Amelia is all about Rhythm! Rhythm is the basis for everything, it effects every part of the ride. Establishing the rhythm helps the horse to relax and enhances your horse's natural way of going. Hear Amelia and German talk all about Rhythm, why we need rhythm, and what happens when we don't have it!
Have you signed up for the Bootcamp next week? It's all about upping you game and learning new things. It's gonna be super fun, there'll be live trainings each morning and we have a TON of prizes to give away. Just come to the training and do the homework, and at the training scale webinar on Sunday we'll announce the winners!
We want to educate and inspire your riding experience!
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And the Winner is...
The moment we have been waiting for! This week is an extra special episode of Dressage with Amelia… we announce the winners of our Sitting Trot Challenge! I am so proud and impressed by all of the riding transformations we witnessed over the last 30 days, and can’t wait to share them with you all! Tune in to hear more about the challenge, what we learned and why Germán and I think programs like these are so impactful. Come celebrate with us!
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Consistency in the Bridle
How do you establish steady contact? How is your horse’s bridle fit part of steady contact? This episode of Dressage with Amelia dives into these important questions and more! Hear more bout what Germán and I mean when we talk about “steady contact” and why it is such an important part of Dressage. Bridle and bit fit isn’t an automatic fix, but we share more about how these things can impact contact and connection. Plus, hear more about the end of our Sitting Trot Challenge. I am so proud of all of our Challenge members! Germán and I also share how we stay motivated when we aren’t feeling like we are seeing progress in our riding - it happens to everyone!
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Supple and Straight
Is your horse crooked? Hard to bend one way? You are not alone! This week we are focusing on straightness and why this is an important part of the Dressage Training Scale. Tune in to hear me quiz Germán about straightness and we’ll share how we work on this with our horses. Plus, last weekend Germán and I both taught at separate clinics - we share more about highlights from lessons and some of our favorite exercise to recommend to riders in clinics. You’ll also hear updates from inside the Sitting Trot Challenge and a sneak peek into my upcoming free Rider Bootcamp.
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Planning for Progress
This episode of Dressage with Amelia answers a question that many riders have… how do you make a training plan for you horse and work towards progress? Amelia shares her thoughts on working towards her goals with her horses a well as insight from a recent interview she did with Steffen Peters. Plus, hear more about Amelia’s plans for a free riding bootcamp coming up this summer and a recap from a Symposium last weekend in Washington.
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