Amelia Newcomb, 7700 E. Rooks Road, Floral City, FL (2026)

10/16/2026

🐴👻 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 👻🐴

If your horse gets tense, distracted, or spooky—especially at one end of the arena—you’re not alone. 💛😬 In this video, I’m working with Mercurio, who was a little on edge thanks to people working in the bushes nearby. 🌿 While I hadn’t planned to film this, it turned out to be the perfect opportunity to show you what I do when my horse’s focus goes out the window. 🎥

These exercises and strategies will help you stay calm, keep your horse on the aids, and work through those spooky moments in a constructive, confidence-building way. 🌟💪

👀 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭

Sometimes the best thing to do is... nothing. 🤫 If your horse notices something new or spooky, give them a moment to look at it. This allows them to assess the situation without pressure. I like to let the horse see it from both sides, because something that’s fine on the left might be terrifying on the right! 😄

Once your horse has had a chance to look, give them a pat and move on. 🤝🐴 This initial curiosity is natural—and by allowing them to satisfy it calmly, you’re reducing the chance of an overreaction later. ✨

🔄 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠

Once your horse has seen the spooky object or area, it’s time to refocus their brain. 🧠💡 One of my go-to tools is bend. I find that supporting your horse to stay looking inside the ring and pushing the haunches towards the scary object can help. This might look like a shoulder-in, a spiral-in circle, or serpentines. 🌀

Bending your horse and activating the inside leg helps shift their focus from “what’s over there?” to “what’s my rider asking me to do?” ✨ It’s not about cranking their head around—it’s about encouraging them to follow your aids and engage their body. 💪

When Mercurio started glancing up at the workers in the bushes, I used bend and rhythm to bring him back to me without getting tense or restrictive in my riding. 🐎🎵

🌀 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬

Spiral-in/spiral-out is a fantastic exercise when your horse is distracted. 🌟 Start on a 20-meter circle, spiral into a smaller circle (around 10 meters), and then leg yield back out. It builds control, responsiveness, and gets your horse listening to your leg and seat again. 💪

If the spooky corner of the arena is too much at first, work at the other end where your horse feels safe. 💛 Then slowly expand your range until you’re able to approach the challenging area with bend and confidence...𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒔! 😅 𝑰 𝒎𝒂𝒙𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕! 🗣️ Read all my tips and watch the video here: https://amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/is-your-horse-spooky-five-exercises-to-build-confidence/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=Weekly+Education

Happy Riding! 🐴✨

Amelia

🙋 P.S. If you're struggling with a spooky or distracted horse, be sure to check out my Free Groundwork Webinar! I'll walk you through simple groundwork exercises to help improve your horse's focus, responsiveness, and engagement so you can build a stronger connection with your horse. 👉 Save your seat here: https://amelianewcombdressage.com/free-groundwork-webinar/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=GW+2026

10/14/2026

✨🐴 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 🐴✨

Getting ready for a show isn't just about running through your test over and over. 💡 It's about refining the basics, checking in with how your horse feels that day, and strategically preparing the movements that you know will be tricky in the ring. In this video, I take you behind the scenes of a schooling session with Kensington, my nine-year-old horse whom I've had since he was five. 🎥

We're getting ready to show the I-1 this weekend, so I wanted to share a real look at how I ride him at home, leading up to a competition. 🏆 You'll see how I mix in the test movements with basic exercises, how I troubleshoot moments that go wrong, and what I focus on to help Kensington feel confident and prepared. 💛

🎯 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲

We started this ride with a long walk warm-up and stretching before moving into walk–canter–walk transitions. ✨ This is one of my go-to exercises for show prep, because when the canter quality is good — balanced, forward, and in front of the leg — everything else becomes easier.

Kensington has a big canter, and one of our challenges has been teaching him to collect and find a quicker, more active step behind. 💪 These transitions are the perfect tool for that. I also use moments like moving him slightly off the inside leg to reinforce that he's reaching into the outside rein...𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒔! 🫣 𝑰 𝒎𝒂𝒙𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕! Read all my tips and watch the video here: https://amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/schooling-for-the-dressage-show-ring-flying-changes-pirouettes-more/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=Weekly+Education

Happy Riding! 🐴
Amelia

📌 P.S. If you're working on flying changes, be sure to check out my Flying Changes Masterclass. 🎓 I walk you through each movement step-by-step so you can feel confident teaching and riding them. Check out the Masterclass here: https://amelianewcombdressage.com/flying-changes-course?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=FC+10%2F26

10/12/2026

Flying changes are a huge milestone. 🌿 But they don't happen by magically getting the aid right; they're the result of good preparation from all the aids before them. What would you most like to know about getting your horse ready? Drop your questions below — I'll answer as many as I can this week. 👇

10/07/2026

🐎✈️ 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬? ✈️🐎

🐴✨ I've been getting a lot of questions about the flying changes lately, but before you go across the diagonal and hope for the best, there is real preparation that must happen before you ever ask for a flying change. ⚠️ Too often, riders decide that today is the day to start changes, without understanding the foundational work that sets a horse up for success.

Before we begin, if you'd like a full understanding of the aids, biomechanics, and the process of training the flying changes, check out my new Flying Changes Webinar that explores the secrets behind clean, confident flying changes. 🎓

🎯 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭:

A flying change is, at its core, simply a canter transition, with one distinction: your horse remains in the canter rather than returning to trot or walk. 💡

This is why trot-canter-trot transitions form the starting point of my training, even with my Grand Prix horses. 🌟 In these transitions, I'm looking for obedience and promptness off a light aid, movement that originates from the hind leg rather than a rushed shift into gait, no hesitation or coming above the bit, and consistency in both directions. If your horse struggles with consistency here, that difficulty will only be magnified once you introduce the flying change. ⚠️ This groundwork isn't a step to bypass. It's the foundation everything else depends on.

💪 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤-𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫

Once trot-canter-trot feels effortless, the next progression is walk-canter-walk transitions, where your horse truly begins to sit and engage through the hind end, exactly what a clean flying change demands...𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒔! 🫣 𝑰 𝒎𝒂𝒙𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕! Read all my tips and watch the video here: https://amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/are-you-ready-for-flying-changes/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=Weekly+Education

Happy Riding! 🐴
Amelia

📌 P.S. If this gave you a clearer understanding of what goes into flying changes, RSVP for my Flying Changes Webinar for the exercises and setups that will help set you and your horse up for lasting success. 👉 Save your seat here: https://amelianewcombdressage.com/free-flying-changes-webinar/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=FC+10%2F26

10/05/2026

Raise your hand: Counter-canter in your warm-up before flying changes — are you doing it? 🌿 It's one of the most important preparation tools for balance, strength, and obedience. And most riders skip straight to asking for the change. So ask yourself honestly: On a scale of 1-10, how solid is your counter canter? Drop it below, and I'll link some resources if your counter canter needs some tlc. 👇

09/30/2026

🏆🐎 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐊𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐤𝐞'𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬 🐎🏆

🐴✨ Tune in for a very special interview with Ingrid Klimke as she shares her best tips with us! One of the biggest challenges riders face is balancing good technique with the right mindset. 🤔 It's easy to get caught up in perfecting movements and forget that your horse's confidence, relaxation, and partnership come first. 💛 In this interview, I share some of my favorite takeaways from my interview with Olympic medalist Ingrid Klimke, including practical ideas to improve your rider position and mindset while building a better relationship with your horse. 🏅

🎯 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬

One of my favorite parts of our conversation was hearing how much emphasis Ingrid places on the fundamentals. 🌟 Even after reaching the highest levels of the sport, she still centers her rides around basics like transitions, responsiveness to the aids, and rider position. She also shared an exercise that many riders can benefit from: riding transitions without stirrups while using bridged reins. 💪 Bridging the reins helps keep your hands even and steady, allowing you to feel when one hand starts to drift or become stronger than the other. At the same time, riding without stirrups encourages a more independent seat so your horse can respond to your body instead of relying on your hands for balance. ✨

⏳ 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

Ingrid also shared the story of developing Franziskus from a young stallion into a Grand Prix horse. 🐎 Early on, he had plenty of opinions and wasn't always convinced that his rider should influence the plan! 😄 Instead of forcing the issue, Ingrid stayed patient and worked consistently over many years...𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒔! 𝑰 𝒎𝒂𝒙𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕! 🙋Read all of Ingrid's tips and watch the video here: https://amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/ingrid-klimkes-top-dressage-tips/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=Weekly+Education

Happy Riding! 🐴
Amelia

📌 P.S. Ingrid's emphasis on rider position and the independent seat is a great reminder that our position is something we never stop working on! 🌟 If you want to develop a more balanced, effective seat — just like Ingrid teaches — join me for my FREE Independent Seat Webinar. I'll walk you through the key concepts and exercises to help you ride with more stability, feel, and confidence. 👇 RSVP here: https://amelianewcombdressage.com/free-rider-position-training-wf/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=EGRPBWeb

09/29/2026

Do you know everything your horse needs to execute a clean flying change on the aids? 🤔🐴

Flying changes are incredible — and training them is easier said than done. That’s why I’m hosting a FREE webinar on Flying Changes Sunday, Oct 11th! 🎉

Here’s a quick breakdown of the timing:

The flying change happens during the moment of suspension — when all four feet are off the ground. ✨ To get a clean change, you must give the aid when your horse’s inside front leg is on the ground. Then your horse pushes off and changes all four feet in mid-air!

(Sounds easy, right? 😂)

In this FREE webinar, you’ll learn:

🔑 Secret #1 — Any horse can learn a clean flying change… follow my step-by-step system
🔑 Secret #2 — Canter quality and clear aids are KEY to successful changes
🔑 Secret #3 — The diagonal is the WORST place to train flying changes

Without correct flying changes, you can’t progress past 2nd Level Dressage — and eventers and jumpers feel it too. 💪

👉 Save your FREE spot here: https://amelianewcombdressage.com/free-flying-changes-webinar/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=FC+10%2F26

09/28/2026

When I ask for a flying change my horse ____________. 😄 Fill in the blank in the comments!

09/26/2026

🌟🎥 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭: 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 🎥🌟

🐴✨ The trot lengthening is a movement that first shows up at First Level. The trot lengthening is a test of "thrust" – the horse's ability to push from the hind leg, through their back, and into longer, more suspended strides.

According to the U.S. Dressage Federation's Glossary of Judging Terms, lengthening is defined as "Elongation of the stride and the outline of the horse, yet maintaining the same tempo (beats per minute) and balance as in the corresponding working pace." 📋

Are you having trouble getting your horse to actually lengthen the trot strides? 🤔 Most all horses tend to rush and get quicker in the trot instead of actually lengthening the stride! ⚠️

Here are some exercises to try: 🎯

1️⃣ Go up the quarterline, leg-yield over to the rail, then lengthen the trot down the long side. The leg yield is an exercise for lateral suppleness that helps loosen the horse's back so that they CAN actually find a longer stride. 💪

2️⃣ Ride the lengthening on a 20m circle – using a curved line for the lengthening helps to keep the horse from getting strong and braced in the topline. 🔵 It is important to keep the horse round and supple in the neck and back in order to actually get a longer trot stride. ✨

3️⃣ Watch the YouTube video for more exercises. Watch the video and read all my tips here: https://amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/develop-your-trot-lengthening/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=General

Happy Riding!
Amelia

📌 P.S. If you're getting ready to make your First Level debut, my FREE Competition Guide: 8 Ways to Boost Your Score & Have FUN Competing is the perfect next step! 🎉 It'll help you feel confident, prepared, and ready to show off all the hard work you and your horse have been putting in. 👇 Get your free copy here: https://amelianewcombdressage.com/free-competition-pdf-mini-course/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=Comp+Web+2026

09/23/2026

✨🐴 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐱 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 | 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 & 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟕 🐴✨

🎉 Welcome back to Setbacks & Solutions with Mik!

For this episode, we took a little road trip down to Wellington, where I had the opportunity to train with an Olympian for two days. 🏅 And I definitely got my butt kicked a little bit on my rider position! 😄

Mik has such a big, powerful way of moving that sometimes I find myself bracing, over-arching my back, or following the wrong part of the canter stride. 😬 So this lesson was as much about improving ME as it was about improving Mik. 💪 We worked on my seat, core, half-halts, and learning how to stay balanced and effective without holding him together.

So in this episode, we're diving into: 🎯

🪑 Fixing my rider position
How adjusting my pelvis, core, and seat helped me stay with Mik's big movement instead of bracing against it.

🤗 "Hug, give" in the canter
A simple reminder that helped me improve the timing of my half-halts without pulling backward.

🐴 Self-carriage in lateral work
Why I don't want to constantly push with my leg or hold with my hand through leg yield, shoulder-in, and half-pass.

✨ More rideable pirouettes
Mik is getting stronger and sitting more, but the goal is still to keep him relaxed and adjustable instead of holding him through the movement.

🔄 Finding balance in the tempis
Our changes are still a little crooked and wild, so I'm focusing on giving Mik enough time between each change to find his balance again.

🧩 Training smarter, not harder
When Mik became strong and unbalanced after the tempis, I used a 10-meter circle to reorganize him rather than simply adding more pressure.

💪 Adding expression and power
Once the balance and connection were there, I could ask for more expression in the trot and even bring Mik back for some little half-steps.

One thing I really took away from these lessons was how valuable it is to have someone challenge the way you ride. 🌟 Even as a Grand Prix rider and trainer, I still have habits in my position that can make things harder for Mik, especially with how big he moves. 🐎

Sometimes the answer isn't another exercise for the horse. It's changing something in yourself. 💡 I love lessons that give me something very specific to take home and keep working on. There's always another layer to improve, and that's one of my favorite things about Dressage. 💛

🎥 Watch the full episode to come behind the scenes with us in Wellington here: https://youtu.be/7vYzV4Dv7wA

Happy Riding!
Amelia

📌 P.S. This episode is a great reminder that rider position is something we never stop working on — no matter the level! 🌟 If you want to develop a more balanced, effective seat, join me for my FREE Independent Seat Webinar. I'll walk you through the key concepts and exercises to help you ride with more stability, feel, and confidence. Watch the webinar here: https://amelianewcombdressage.com/free-rider-position-training-wf/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=EGRPBWeb

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