Dressage training
Eventing training
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How to get your horse fit like world number one event rider Harry Meade
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13 expert tips from Pippa Funnell including take your time, steer with your eyes, and repeat, repeat, repeat
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How Alex Bragg’s training exercise uses turns to master straightness while jumping
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*Exclusive* Improve your horse’s rideability and straightness with Harry Meade’s three-fence jumping exercise
Showjumping training
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Improve your horse’s footwork while jumping and have fun with Gemma Stevens’ gridwork exercise
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Does your horse rush when jumping? Tips from an expert to help solve this problem
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11 showjumping training tips from three-time Hickstead Derby winner John Ledingham and youth medallist Tabitha Kyle
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Only have four pairs of wings, plus poles? 5 great jumping exercises you can try
Showing training
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‘First and foremost and above all else, these ponies must safely carry a small child’: meet the RIHS plaited mini judge
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Time to shine: how to nail your individual show to dazzle the judges
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‘I don’t belong here!’ Riding alongside our idols can lead to impostor syndrome cramping our competitive ability – here’s how to put those feelings to bed
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Want your horse to jump a big, bushy bullfinch boldly to impress the judges? Here’s how the experts go about it...
Cross-country schooling
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Watch Ros Canter’s 2023 Blenheim winner learning to jump skinny fences as a rising five-year-old
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How often does Tom McEwen go cross-country schooling? Do his horses wear studs for it? Find out here…
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48 cross-country schooling venues you need to check out
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#SundaySchool: Jumping a horse on an angle with Francis Whittington
Polework exercises
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Learn how to strengthen your horse at home using polework
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*Exclusive* ‘Aim to do this straightforward exercise to score 10 out of 10’: how Harry Meade uses polework to improve suppleness
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Only have four pairs of wings, plus poles? 5 great jumping exercises you can try
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Not just for trotting over: Michael Eilberg shares his innovative use of poles
Gridwork exercises
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Ahead of the curve: train your horse to be soft yet strong with Alex Bragg’s jumping exercise on a turn
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Teach your horse the art of patience and power with Alex Bragg’s five-fence training exercise
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Sharp and snappy: Gemma Stevens’ gridwork exercise that will teach your horse to be both careful and bold
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Improve your horse’s footwork while jumping and have fun with Gemma Stevens’ gridwork exercise
Groundwork techniques
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‘I never make a horse do anything – I suggest, he responds’: how long-reining could take your horse from unbacked youngster right up to grand prix
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Is your horse too sharp to ride? Try these three-minute groundwork exercises to take off the edge and engage their brain before you get on
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Curious about clicker training? Start with these two simple exercises
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Clicker training: an expert guide to why, how and when to use it to benefit your horse
Lateral work
Hacking skills
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Fancy a beach ride, but feel nervous riding in open spaces? This expert advice will help build your confidence so you can enjoy it
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Expert tips to help you ride your horse on the roads with confidence
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Be safer on the roads: introduce your horse to traffic with this five-point plan
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Does your horse hate to go behind when hacking? Try these three exercises
How horses learn
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Curious about clicker training? Start with these two simple exercises
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Clicker training: an expert guide to why, how and when to use it to benefit your horse
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Can you change your horse’s behaviour and emotional state? Try operant conditioning as a training skill
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Build your horse’s confidence with this expert’s guide to classical conditioning
Training young horses
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Are young horses being ‘ruined’ by doing too much too soon? Experts debate
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*Exclusive* ‘I start them at five, they all hack and we jump more in the winter’: Tom McEwen’s training ethos for young horses
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Teaching a young horse to jump with Tina Fletcher
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How to teach a young horse to turn by following your eyes and body position
Horse riding skills and techniques
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Lacking inspiration? Mary King’s three simple exercises on a 20m circle will improve your riding skills – whatever your level
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Could changing how you hold the reins improve your contact? Become a more independent rider with Charlie Hutton’s rein-handling techniques
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Want to improve your balance in the saddle? Try these simple but not easy international eventer-approved exercises on the flat, with poles and over fences
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Charlie Hutton’s 3 simple no-stirrups exercises for building balance in the saddle
Rider fitness
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Want to be more balanced in the saddle? Try these unmounted exercises at home to boost your performance in the saddle
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3 simple mounted exercises to improve your strength and balance in the saddle from a five-star event rider and top coach
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Fuel your performance: rider nutrition tips to help optimise your results
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Rider fitness: what do we really mean by ‘core’ and how does it work?
Rider mindset and confidence
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‘I don’t belong here!’ Riding alongside our idols can lead to impostor syndrome cramping our competitive ability – here’s how to put those feelings to bed
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Is your competition season not going as you’d hoped? Here’s how to fix it...
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If you’ve lost your jumping mojo, check out these 5 nuggets of expert advice to get your confidence back on track
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If riding in groups provokes feelings of fear and inadequacy, here’s how to turn that to your advantage
