Showjumping training

Fancy giving combined training a go? Here’s what you need to know...

Love both dressage and jumping? Find out why the British Dressage (BD) combined training series could be perfect for you

#SundaySchool: How to perfect a related distance on a curve

Showjumper Oliver Tuff explains how to tackle dog-leg lines, which can be tricky if you don’t approach them correctly

#SundaySchool: How do I stop my horse from getting too close to a fence?

Showjumper David Simpson shares an exercise to ensure your horse meets a fence on the perfect stride

#SundaySchool: how to perfect a related distance on a curve with Oliver Tuff

The showjumper explains how to tackle dog-leg lines, which can be tricky if you don’t approach them correctly

#SundaySchool: Kirstie Leightley — how to prepare a sharp horse in a showjumping warm-up

The showjumper offers advice for settling a buzzy ride before you enter the ring

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: William Whitaker on how to develop rhythm

Sharpen up your showjumping basics with this curved grid exercise

#SundaySchool: Billy Twomey on how to prepare for a jump-off

The Irish showjumper on his flexible six-jump course exercise, designed to improve the control of the horse

4 exercises to help you ride better lines when jumping

Check out these useful exercises from a top eventing coach

Pastel shades, fillers and flowers — showjumping course building tips and how the sport might change in the next 10 years

At the recent International Eventing Forum, Irishman Tom Holden, who travels the world designing showjumping tracks, was on hand to share some of his encyclopedic knowledge on the sport

17 top tips from a former World champion showjumper

At the recent International Eventing Forum, former World showjumping champion and prolific Irish showjumper, Dermott Lennon shared some fantastic advice on how to improve in this phase.

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…

5 top tips to help you achieve the perfect showjumping canter

You might hear a lot of trainers asking their students to establish a better showjumping canter, but what exactly is this and how can you achieve it? Here, Kirstie Leightley, an international showjumper who is based with top rider Guy Williams in France, shares her top tips...

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

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

22 showjumping tips from the top to unlock your success

Here are some words of wisdom from Sweden’s eventing manager and coach Frederik Bergendorff with regards to having success while showjumping

Shane Breen: how to keep your horse straight to a fence (it could win you more classes)

The Irish showjumper shares his top exercise for helping to keep your horse straight to a fence — handy preparation for jumping in indoor arenas, where horses can be easily distracted

7 training tips that top showjumpers swear by

Want to find the secret behind top showjumpers' successes? We ask seven riders for their training tips

Piggy French's showjumping tips: how to ride an excitable horse

Top eventer Piggy French has five useful tips to help you nail clear showjumping rounds

7 jumping questions you thought were too obvious to ask

There are some jumping questions that seem too obvious to ask — so we've asked them for you...