My fav breed for dressage is freisian...But thats mainly bc i own a moreisan xD. I also think they look very professional since they are all black

Oooo I like that Christine! But I have a friend who's into freisians and she told me that a stallion's papers/stallion status within the Freisian registry can be revoked for breeding to anything other than a Freisian. Do you know anything about that?

nope I never heard of that. My horse's sire is named thor. here's the link Visit Link They do many breeding like appy and a freisian(which i dont really like xD) idk maybe thor's not registered or something.

i like the way the fjords look in dressage :)

Well if you start working on lateral flextion and bending, that will introduce your horse to basic dressage.

Thoroughbreds are one of the hardest breeds to train because of their race backgrounds and the young age at which they were first ridden. The best thing to do with a TB is transitions, transitions, transitions. Circles are also a miracle worker! A lot of TBs are really fast and headstrong, but simple transitions can turn a horse right around! Try doing a transition at every letter in the arena. And begin with simple walk/halt transitions. Try using less and less hand each time you try to stop and begin using strictly your seat. That will provide a great foundation for later in your horse's training.

I would also suggest you use the Dressage Training Scale to help guide your training. Following the scale provides a good foundation for dressage. Here are a few websites with info: Visit Link
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Hope this helps!

Look into The Academic Art if Riding by Bent Branderup.

Well does your horse no respond to the bit?

Lots of transistion work. Walk, Trot, Trot canter, canter, walk. Once he/she is comfortable with doing these transistions you may introduce 1/2 transistions within the gait. Move the trot forward (think lengthen stride) and then back to working trot. Remember to ride the transistions with forward momentum and try using your back, seat and core muscles to half halt your horse back not your hands. It is important to remember that collection is not slowing down, just developing more energy in the gait and covering less ground. Godd luck!

Do a lot of suppling work. It really helps them to soften in their jaw and go round and on the bit. It's really hard to explain but you move just one hand at a time off their neck about an inch and move your hands like you're stirring a big bownl of cookie dough. Eventually, your horse should become responsive that the cue for a supple is a simple vibration on the rein.

The thing about young horses is they tend to not be very balanced so they lean heavily on the forehand and its nothing to do with collection but they need to really develop the muscles and balance to learn to collect and rock back. I wouldnt worry about him giving his head just yet since poking the nose out does help them balance. Right now just focus on building the muscle, doing transition work, really making sure that YOU sit back and don't lean forward and make it harder for him to balance, and for collection, use your seat. You want your seat to create the rythem as well as stride length that you want. Basically, if you want a short bouncy stride you dont want your butt to slide along the entire saddle. You sit up and create the rythm you want from your horse.