Horse & Rider Training Tips

2018 4 Star FOD'ers

Monday, December 3, 2018 - 18:26

Finishing on a dressage score (FOD) is one of the latest catch phrases in eventing – so who produced an FOD at 4* level in 2018 and what did it mean?

FEI Eventing 50 penalty rule amended for 2019

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 12:37

From 50 to 15 for missing a flag on cross country. The FEI Eventing 50 penalty rule (Article 549.2 – Missing a flag) has been amended for the 2019 eventing season

Hazel Shannon's Top 10 tips for a clear showjumping round

Sunday, November 11, 2018 - 16:50

CCI4* winners Hazel Shannon and Willunga Park Clifford jumped clear at the Australian International 3 Day Event in both 2016 and 2017 - we find out how 

2018 British Eventing Foundation Points League winners

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - 13:11

Melissa Joannides is the 2018 British Eventing Foundation Points Leading Rider while Alison Walton’s homebred gelding Midnight Blues, rideden by John-Paul Sheffield takes top honours in the 2018 Foundation Points League for Horses

Oliver Townend BE Leading Rider for fifth year

Sunday, November 4, 2018 - 18:45

Oliver Townend, Izzy Taylor and Gemma Tattersall finish the 2018 season as the the top three riders on the British Eventing leader board - watch how they did it

The value of video in eventing training

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 19:05

“The videos produced by An Eventful Life of cross-country rounds are a valuable training aid for our athletes during the season” says British World Class Programme Eventing High Performance Coach, Chris Bartle

2018 Monart Sale

Friday, October 19, 2018 - 18:47

What's on offer at the annual Monart Sale, ‘Ireland’s only elite event horse sale run by riders’, is to be held from 5th – 7th November at the Monart Equestrian Centre in Ireland

How to become a 'professional' rider

Sunday, July 22, 2018 - 13:33

"So you want to become a full time event rider/trainer/coach?" Teacher, and mum of 20 year old eventing rider Sam, Wendy Jeffree ponders the practicalities of making the transition from Junior rider to full time professional

Jumping training for angled skinny fences

Saturday, July 7, 2018 - 11:17

Keep practising the exercises in this video to perfect jumping skinny fences on an angle and never fear those 50 penalties again

Top viewed cross country videos so far in 2018

Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 17:56

What are the top six most viewed cross country videos so far in 2018 and which is our favourite?

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