Eventing training

#SundaySchool: Vittoria Panizzon — how to teach horse to bascule more effectively

The eventer provides an exercise she uses to help 
her horses make a better shape over a fence

#SundaySchool: Jesse Campbell on how to stop your horse hesitating at a drop fence

Kiwi event rider Jesse Campbell advises how to ride this challenging cross-country obstacle

#SundaySchool: Padraig McCarthy — how to make your spooky horse bolder across country

Event rider Padraig McCarthy explains how repetition and praise helps to build up confidence in a green horse

#SundaySchool: Alex Bragg on how to maintain a line through narrow or offset fences

The event rider provides his exercise for keeping your horse on a dead-straight line on the cross-country course

Jonty Evans’ 8 top tips on how to approach a jump

How much thought do you give your approach to a jump? Jonty Evans was keen to stress the importance of riding a straight, accurate line to a fence to the riders he taught at a recent arena cross-country clinic

#SundaySchool: Georgie Spence and the benefits of working over bounces on a curve

Event rider Georgie Spence explains how performing bounces on a curve can teach a horse to be quick and neat over a fence

How to nail the showjumping warm-up at a one-day event

Getting ready to tackle the coloured poles at a one-day event can be stressful for event riders. H&H asks the experts how to approach the second-phase warm-up

Fun, focus and footwork: must-have cross-country riding advice from Lucinda Green

Improve your cross-country skills with advice from the six-time Badminton winner — from being flexible with bits to making sure your horse sees the fence

4 exercises to help you ride better lines when jumping

Check out these useful exercises from a top eventing coach

‘Why cross-country becomes dangerous’ — the indisputable link between bitting and falls

Learn from the best: Richard Waygood’s tips for showjumping and cross-country riding success

At the 2019 renewal of the International Eventing Forum Richard Waygood shared some of his expertise on how to help improve performance and the chances of success when showjumping and riding across country

‘The inappropriate partner’ — how to avoid ending up with the wrong horse and what to do if it happens

“The fact we choose riding as a hobby gives us the right to choose the partner we share it with”: Irish Olympian Eric Smiley addresses a thorny topic in his new book

19 tips from top eventers on how to nail your jumping warm-up and aid success in the ring

Here’s some top tips from Tom McEwen and Richard Jones on how to best warm your horse or pony up, ready to tackle a course of showjumps and how you can train better to help improve results…

12 training principles from Olympic medallist and former European champion Tina Cook

BE Jump Training: your questions answered plus 9 tips for making the most of it

H&H explains how British Eventing's Jump Training competitions work and offers tips to make the most of your trip to one of these events

16 pearls of wisdom from top British rider Tina Cook

The former European champion on taking her time, ex-racehorses and why horses trip

Help! My horse is a ‘wiggleworm’! How to improve your horse’s straightness

Ride Better with Christoph Hess, is a new book, out now, which is full of helpful tips and pieces of advice for riders and their horses whether they are interested in dressage, eventing or showjumping. Here’s a sneak peek

10 ways to improve your cross-country timing this season

Even at BE100 getting your timing wrong can scupper your hopes of success. We asked the experts for their tips on achieving the optimum time going cross-country

6 arena eventing competitions that could help give you the edge this season

The eventing season will soon be kicking off, so to make sure you are best prepared, take a look at these eventing themed competitions you need to enter

H&H question of the week: how do I teach my young horse to be a good jumper?

Four-star event rider Coral Keen provides one H&H forum user with some helpful advice on how to best train their young horse to be a good jumper