Guesswork doesn’t figure in a top athlete’s jump training regime, and it’s no different for five-star event rider Alex Bragg . With a yardful to ride every day, you don’t dilly-dally and, as he tells me, efficiency is the name of the game.
“Every time I go in the school to ride through an exercise, I want to optimise the session,” he says. “When you’re competing, you’re supporting the horse to deliver the best possible performance on the day. At home, you have to allow the horse to work out the answer to the questions you’re asking – it’s the biggest difference between training and competition.”
Repetition is key to a horse learning from its mistakes and finding confidence in the correct answer. Even so, it’s not about blithely running through an exercise over and over.
“You’re never riding through and hoping it gets better; it’s about analysing and working out what you have to do to deliver a better ride,” Alex continues. “Real-time feedback from the horse informs the adjustments you make.”
Alex Bragg jump training exercise: power and wait
Working on: rider’s lower leg and balance, the horse’s ability to hold the rhythm and smoothness as a combination
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