Olympic dressage rider Emile Faurie believes that with correct training you can improve any horse's movement
Emile Faurie explains it is the rider’s job to keep their horse in balance in training and not ask for more expression than the animal is capable of producing with ease.
To find out more, take a look at the video below in which Emile talks you through some exercises he uses with his horses in order to develop greater expression in their movement.
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Sarah has worked at an equestrian journalist and editor since 2004 and has held the position of Horse & Hound Editor-in-Chief since 2014. She has reported for Horse & Hound from major championships including Europeans and World Equestrian Games. She has co-written books on horses and horse sport including The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horses & Ponies. She has owned and ridden horses since 1993, and worked for and trained with Olympic gold medallist event rider Leslie Law prior to going to university. While studying for a BSc at London School of Economics Sarah also worked for top British dressage rider Louise Spate.