SAGA Equine

04/09/2026

Are you looking for something to enrich your kid's summer vacation? SAGA offers a summer riding program, summer camps, our equestrian team and more. DM us for more information.

02/24/2026

Join us for this free, fun little challenge.

🍀 The Pot of Gold Position Challenge is Here! 🍀

This March, we’re focusing on what truly transforms dressage:

✨ Rider position
✨ The circle of the aids
✨ Clear communication
✨ Balanced partnership

For 10 days, you’ll train with daily structured exercises designed to improve your seat, refine your aids, and build harmony.

Earn "Gold Coins."
Climb the leaderboard.
Win awards.

This is your riding reset.

Comment “GOLD” and we’ll send you the details.

02/16/2026

Monday Minute.

True relaxation in dressage isn’t something we create with softer reins or slower tempo — it’s something we build through connection. Connection is also much bigger than just rein contact. It’s the invisible conversation happening between your and your horse. It is the silent communication between your mind and your body, which is then shared with your horse.

Awareness, intention and emotional presence are not just feel-good exercises. They directly influence the relaxation that we create in the saddle.

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02/14/2026

A little extra pony love for Valentine's Day today with the barn Fam. Happy Valentines Day.

02/06/2026

The big picture is as important as the details. Its all about creating harmony

🤔 Thinking Thursday

Traditional dressage teaches us that connection starts with the body: contact, alignment, correctness.

Partnership-based dressage asks us to zoom out:
• Is my horse confident in this work?
• Does this aid make sense to them?
• Am I listening as much as I’m directing?

Here’s the thing — these ideas don’t compete.
They work together.

Correct training gives us the structure.
Partnership gives it meaning.

When physical connection is built on top of trust, clarity, and fairness, the result isn’t just better movement — it’s a horse who wants to show up and try with you.

💭 Thinking Thursday question:
Do you notice a difference in your horse’s way of going when your focus shifts from “correct” to “connected”?

Let’s talk — this conversation matters. 💬🐴
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02/05/2026

What if your everyday training moments counted toward something bigger?

✨ Ribbons
🏆 Prizes
💎 Annual Dressage Academy Awards

Premium Members in our Hearts & Hooves Challenge earn points toward year-end recognition—celebrating consistency, creativity, and partnership.

Because true progress deserves to be seen 💖🐴

Comment ❤ below to join the fun!!

02/03/2026

Training Tip Tuesday. The Alternating Shoulder In - Half Pass Exercise is an excellent way to position the horse correctly for the half pass to keep the haunches from leading. The haunches leading is a fairly common mistake in the half pass. The rider tends to push the horse sideways too much. In this exercise, the rider will have to maintain the connection with the outside rein and stay sitting correctly to stop the half pass and begin the shoulder in again. This is really about balancing the aids and keep the horse aligned throughout the exercise. This exercise could be ridden in walk, trot or canter with a flying change at the change of direction depending on where the horse and rider are in their training.

02/03/2026

You should join the fun... your horse will thank you

💞 Hearts & Hooves Challenge Highlights 💞

Riders in our community are sharing beautiful moments with their horses—from playful groundwork to proud training milestones.

It’s not about perfect rides.
It’s about meaningful connection.

Want to join us? There’s still time 💖🐴

Just DM ❤ to join the fun.

02/02/2026

Every horse person remembers the moment they realized:

“This isn’t just a sport. This is a partnership.”

That’s what the Hearts & Hooves Challenge is all about 💖

For 14 days, we’re celebrating the quiet moments, the small progress, and the joy of training together.

Join us inside the Dressage Academy community 🐴✨

DM us "❤" to join the fun.