Dressage training
Eventing training
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*Exclusive* 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
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*Exclusive* ‘Small fences help produce expressive, accurate flying changes’: how Harry Meade mixes dressage with cavaletti
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Watch Lordships Graffalo cross-country schooling as a six-year-old under Ros Canter
Showjumping training
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*Exclusive* 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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*Exclusive* Time, patience and 8 more vital assets you need to retrain a racehorse to excel in the show ring
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How to be involved in showing if you don’t have the horse or the time
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*Exclusive* Native breed experts pinpoint 6 core skills for your pony to be light, forward and responsive in the ring this season
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*Exclusive* ‘The hardest class to master’: how to achieve the calm perfection judges want to see in a sparkling show hack
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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*Exclusive* 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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*Exclusive* Teach your horse the art of patience and power with Alex Bragg’s five-fence training exercise
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*Exclusive* Sharp and snappy: Gemma Stevens’ gridwork exercise that will teach your horse to be both careful and bold
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*Exclusive* Improve your horse’s footwork while jumping and have fun with Gemma Stevens’ gridwork exercise
Groundwork techniques
Lateral work
Hacking skills
Training young horses
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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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#SundaySchool: a really useful training exercise for young horses
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Starting young horses: the secrets to success from some of the industry’s best
Rider fitness
Rider mindset
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Lost riding confidence after having a baby? A confidence coach explains why becoming a parent can affect your equestrian life
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Scared after falling off a horse? A confidence coach explains why this might happen
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What makes a great rider? ‘Understanding how to train a horse both mentally and physically,’ says Olympic champion
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Maintain your mojo: 7 ways to keep your enthusiasm for riding over winter
