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Arena Mirrors - Dressage Training Aid
Strategically placed mirrors in your arena are a valuable asset, helping you monitor your horse's movements and make your training sessions more effective, even when your instructor isn't there. These mirrors mean you’ll be able to see what the judge sees so you can correct what you need to, when you need to. Your horse can feel the correction at the right time because you’re able to see it in real time. The use of mirrors will help you practise good habits such as proper angles in your half-passes and shoulder-ins, and proper seat and leg positions. The more time you spend riding correctly the easier it is to repeat in the competition arena. You can improve your accuracy and get better results while saving money on training fees. This really is the way to help you and your horse realise your full potential. Commonly used in Dressage for flatwork and also popular with Event riders and Showjumping.

When choosing mirrors for your arena there are a number of points to consider. Firstly are the mirrors all weather, you cannot use any old mirror outside they also have to be specialist safety mirrors. There are a number of companies specializing in Arena Mirrors, one most would a mention would be Mirrors for Training in the UK as they have designed a specific all-weather arena mirror which is backed in galvanised steel. The importance of arena mirrors being wood free, is simple wood  is a natural product it absorbs moisture, and requires high level of maintenance to combat this, and should be avoided when planning Outdoor Mirrors. The bottom line is wood warps and bends not good for backing mirrors on, as bent wood makes the mirrors appear distorted.