How to ride accurate circles for higher marks – with advice from self-confessed ‘circles geek’ Becky Moody
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May 20, 2026
Becky Moody on the ground teaching a pupil riding a horse on a circle
In this exclusive article for H &H subscribers, World Cup champion Becky Moody explains why good circles start with knowing your arena, your horse and yourself
We ride more circles than anything else in dressage. So it’s a bit of a problem that many of us don’t fully understand how to ride a circle for optimum benefit, whether that’s in tests or during our dressage training. The 20m circle looks innocuous on a test sheet. Easy, even. You pick it up […]
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