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Here you'll learn how to define strength and conditioning training, and how to practice three simple exercises at home, to help with core stability, balance, improving joint movement, strengthening muscles and improving posture!

This blog highlights some of the key benefits of working out at home in light of the current lockdown. We discuss the effects on both physical and mental health, the idea of flexibility, and experiencing less restriction compared to training at the gym!

Our fantastic Quest community had a tough year like all of British Dressage in 2020. We salvaged a season end celebration by ensuring the eight regional finals could take place so we could at least crown champions regionally. Most of the competitions ran well and there was the usual Quest magic and camaraderie, despite the restrictions of COVID – thanks to you all who took part and congratulations to everyone. However, the Quest regionals in the Eastern and Wales areas didn’t quite reach the exciting conclusion we’d have hoped for but we're now able to recognise our winning riders in teams.

The UK and Scottish governments issued ‘stay at home’ orders yesterday, putting both countries into national lockdown, in line with tightened restrictions already in place for Wales. This means that all British Dressage training and competition activity is once again suspended across all three nations.

Arthritis can be a career affecting condition in not only horses, but humans as well.

The government has announced a number of areas in England that will enter Tier 4 as of midnight tonight, bringing 78% of the population under the level. 

All at British Dressage are very saddened to learn of the passing of dressage supporter and organiser Bruce Grant on Boxing Day.

The British Dressage Office will close at 5.00pm on Wednesday 23 December for the festive period and will reopen at 9.00am on Monday 4 January.

Working closely with British Dressage, the team at Vale View has taken the difficult decision to postpone their High Profile fixture scheduled for 8 – 10 January.

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on Saturday that placed London, as well as parts of the south and east of the country, under new Tier 4 restrictions from 20 December, further areas have been upgraded to Tier 4 status by the government today. These will come into effect from Boxing Day, 26 December, onwards.