Eventing training

#SundaySchool: a really useful training exercise for young horses

We picked five-star event rider Coral Keen’s brains for her to share some of her training exercises for young horses. Here she shares some of her tips...

#SundaySchool: how to keep your horse straight over a fence

Event rider Aoife Clark explains how to keep your horse straight over a fence

#SundaySchool: how to avoid penalties at corner fences

Five-star event rider Alexander Whewall explains how to prepare a horse for jumping corners to prevent run-outs and stops

#SundaySchool: how to improve lead changes over a fence

This exercise, as explained by five-star Irish event rider, Camilla Speirs (pictured), explains how to improve lead changes over a fence

Prep time: some of the best venues you can train in with your horse *H&H Plus*

Distance learning: does teaching riders remotely work? *H&H Plus*

Improve your horse’s agility with Laura Collett’s simple grid exercise

The event rider’s simple test improves coordination, collection and sharpness in horses of all types and ages

‘Like taking your horse to the gym’ — how this raised pole exercise could up your horse’s game

Caroline Moore, former five-star eventer and British Eventing national under-18 coach and junior team coach, explains how you can use this exercise to develop your horse’s hoof/brain co-ordination

Caroline Moore: How to train your horse to jump an angled skinny fence

Caroline Moore, former five-star eventer and British Eventing national under-18 coach and junior team coach, we learn how to teach a horse how to jump this technical cross-country question

#SundaySchool: how to improve rhythm over fences

Event rider and coach Nick Gauntlett explains how you can use poles to dictate the rhythm that will give horse and rider belief in their approach to a fence

Sarah Bullimore’s figure-of-eight jumping exercise for focus

The five-star eventer shows how the figure-of-eight jumping exercise can help develop balance, rhythm and the ability to land on the correct canter lead

10 tips to banish competition riding nerves

Do you suffer from competition riding nerves? Find out how to take control and use nerves to improve your performance

#SundaySchool: Sam Griffiths — how to prevent a run-out at a skinny after a turn

Event rider Sam Griffiths shares his favourite exercise to solve this commonplace cross-country problem

Gemma Tattersall: how to perfect your showjumping warm-up when shows restart *H&H Plus*

Want to perfect your showjumping warm-up once shows start again? Eventing world team gold medallist Gemma Tattersall advises on how to target your strategy

Ros Canter’s useful jumping exercise to help improve performance

The individual World champion shares a simple exercise to help develop your horse’s balance, turning and accuracy, using just two fences

Andrew Nicholson and Robbie Power on what makes the perfect jumping round

This duo of top horsemen combined their expertise recently at the International Eventing Forum

7 tips from Pippa Funnell for planning your season and managing your event horse

Three-time Badminton winner Pippa Funnell passes on pearls of wisdom when it comes to planning your event season and keeping your horses well and happy

Basics, rider position and attention to detail: vital lessons from Pippa Funnell

Find out what six riders learnt by spending five days with last year’s Burghley winner Pippa Funnell — there’s bound to be a tip or to for you, too

What’s the secret to seeing the perfect stride every time?

Five-star event rider Georgie Spence provides one rider with some helpful advice on how to see a stride while jumping

#SundaySchool: how to teach your horse to land on the correct leg

Irish event rider Austin O’Connor explains a simple exercise to help teach horses to land on the correct canter lead after a jump