Dressage Today
The following are web versions of some of Dr. Clayton's original articles:
2007
October 2007 - Components of Collection Understanding the biomechanics of your horse's stride will help you with his training.
This article was first published in the October 2007 issue of Dressage Today www.equisearch.com/dressagetoday/ and is being published with permission from Dressage Today magazine and Arnd Bronkhorst Photography www.arnd.nl
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2000
August 2000 - Detecting Postural Sway A look at how we can objectively asses balance.
1999
November '99 - Photography and Motion Studies A review of the study of the motion of horses.
August '99 - Characterizing the Aids A look at scientific measurements of riding aids.
May '99 - The Effect of Head and Neck Position on the Horse's Balance A look at how a horse is balanced and some results of an interesting investigation.
March '99 - Building a Stronger Dressage Horse Strength training techniques for the equine athlete.
February '99 - The Mysteries of the Back How the horse's spinal mobility affect gait.
1998
December '98 - Balancing Act Looking at the mechanics of horse balance.
November '98 - Walk-Pirouette Particulars The difficulty of the walk-pirouette explored.
October '98 - The Value of Video Part 2 Things to watch for when looking at video tape of a horse.
September '98 - The Value of Video Some tips on how to make good video tape to review a ride or horse.
August '98 - The Perplexing Piaffe The Suspension Part II. Does the Piaffe have suspension?
July '98 - The Suspension is Killing Me Suspension in gait and what it means to the stride of the horse.
June '98 - Introduction The first McPhail Chair Report column for Dressage & CT magazine.
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