ADVICE FROM A WORLD CHAMPION WESTERN DRESSAGE RIDER //This has already improved my riding!

Back in September I won a "lesson" from a world champion western dressage rider through the WDAA silent auction held during the world show. I couldn't wait to cash in get a bunch of tips to put into practice over the winter so we will be much improved for Spring 2023 competitions. I've been asked not to reveal the name of the rider but they do hold a world champion title in upper level western dressage. We decided to do a phone consultation instead of trying to mess with the Pivo meet function - it would have been the first time using that for both of us. I sent the rider videos of my rides from the summer, including schooling sessions and tests. I got a lot of good advice! I am posting this video a few months after this ride and I am finally starting to see and feel a change in myself and Dakota. He is finally accepting the contact (a bit change along with shortening my reins has really helped) and coming onto the bit. In this video he still looks stiff through is jaw and poll but I promise it has come a long way. Hopefully you can tell from the thumbnail that is impulsion has also improved! Look at those toes off the ground! Thanks for watching and I hope this video helps you with your riding as well! 🎬 Other videos you should watch: June 2022 WDAA Intro Test 2:    • OUR FIRST DRESSAGE TEST! // Virtual dressa...   August 2022 WDAA Intro Test 3:    • WESTERN DRESSAGE INTRO TEST 3 // 📝 Scores ...   August 2022 WDAA Intro Test 4:    • WESTERN DRESSAGE INTRO TEST 4 // 📝 Scores ...   September 2022 WDAA Intro Test 1:    • WESTERN DRESSAGE INTRO TEST 1 // 📝Judge's ...   😎 Links to other cool things: WDAA: https://www.westerndressageassociatio... Better Dressage Scores: https://betterdressagescores.com/ 🙌 Affiliate Links: This post contains affiliate links. If you use this link to buy something I may earn a commission. Thanks! Pivo: https://pivo.ai/?ref=-C-T8F-Lbl57R9 **use coupon code "Dakotadoesdressage" for a discount! Thanks for your support, be sure to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and COMMENT. 👉 Follow us on Instagram @dakotadoesdressage Why am I on YouTube and what can you expect from this channel? I feel empowered to share my story and Dakota's story because I know there are people out there in the same boat we are; maybe my channel will help them in some way. Dakota is a senior horse who has spent most of his life grazing in a pasture. He wasn't really broke to ride until he was in his teens. I've had to overcome obstacles that prevented him from being ridden earlier in his life - finances, distance, time, and fear. Now, we trust each other and are both enjoying western dressage. I'll share any dressage tests I ride, virtual or live (even the bad ones), with scores and comments from the judge. I'll give vlogging a try . . . which is scary, but I'm in this now! Any other horse-related content that I think could be worth sharing (DIYs, fashion, organization) could become a video. I have ambitions to progress through intro level dressage to basic level next Spring. I'd like to give the WDAA International Online Challenge a try and maybe we will qualify for the WDAA world show?