Horse & Rider Training Tips

In the first of this six-part series, Lil Wischer looks at what riders need to work on away from the horse to develop a physical training routine

Can’t see it? Can’t feel it? Or do you find you can meet the fences more easily on the cross-country versus the show jumping or vice versa? Let’s explore what seeing a stride truly is, and how to find it

Sprinters spend years shaving microseconds from their personal bests by concentrating on their starting tactics, so we asked cross country speed merchant, Chris Burton, to see if his Start Box tactics could rival those of Usain Bolt

Related Distances – the Wicked Stepmother or the Fairy Godmother in your show jumping round? Our training tips and exercises will help you breeze through the show jumping phase of your eventing competition

‘There’s something for everyone in these exercises’ says Dickie Waygood in the Dressage Unwrapped session with Pippa Funnell at Olympia 2019

Walking the cross country course is a vital part of a successful ride. Whatever level you compete at, ensure that you are making the most of your cross country walk with the help of our two-part article

Watch, listen and learn. Watch the cross country video of Isobel Mactaggart riding Treefers at Belsay Horse Trials and learn from the analysis by top coach Caroline Moore

Walking the cross country course is a vital part of a successful ride – here are our top tips for making the most of your cross country walk

William Fox-Pitt will be disappointed but it has been confirmed that top hats will no longer be allowed to be worn during FEI competition

Watch and learn. Heidi Coy and Russal Z won the Open Intermediate at Oasby (1) 2020 and we particularly liked one of the lines they took on course