Horse & Rider Training Tips

Each weekend at events we hear and see all sorts of things but not many as funny as this .......

What would you do to help a horse that doesn’t want to go forward or how do you handle a horse that bucks? Swedish eventing rider Niklas Lindback has some practical and helpful advice and answers riders' questions at his Australian clinic

With related distances, especially on cross country, it is important that the rider is able to react to how the horse jumps the first fence, the landing and recovery. In this video you can see how riders can decide to vary their horses' strides

Winter may be uninspiring for eventing riders in the UK but the Baileys Jump Training and JAS Championships take place this weekend for horse/rider combinations who have qualified at one of the preceding eight regional competitions in January and February

British Eventing (BE) has confirmed that the new rule banning helmets with fixed peaks being worn during cross country will be upheld with Jockey Skulls only allowed

Flatwork is for dressage, right? When you watch the manoeuvrability and control that top show jumpers get from their horses in between the fences, you know this isn’t true. This video takes you through the rider’s position and common faults, the paces, lateral exercises and flying changes with clear explanations and examples

Australian riders are benefiting from the experience of the Olympic gold medallist Andrew Hoy without having to travel half way around the world to train with him

Sonja Johnson explains why it is so important for riders and their horses to develop their skills in riding across different terrain at different speeds before they start to jump up and down cross country obstacles

Eventing rider Meg Klayssen (Ferguson) takes a lesson with Megan Jones to work on the half pass and finds that Megan’s ‘ toe aid’ and ‘butt cheeks’ exercises may sound weird but work well!

Aiming to finish close to the optimum time on cross country is a skill required at all levels. This video by British Eventing helps you identify the speed you and your horse naturally travel at plus tips for speed training over different terrain.