10/19/2026
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Contact is one of the hardest things in dressage to define, because it changes with every stride. Judge and trainer Gail Hoff-Carmona, PhD, breaks down what correct contact looks like from the ground and what it should feel like in the saddle, from hand position to the role of the half-halt when a horse gets heavy in the hand.
"The key to correct contact is to ride from your seat and leg, riding that small downward transition if the horse loses his balance, remaining seated using your core muscles and never pulling backward on the reins," she says.
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