Horse & Rider Training Tips

New Zealand bans top hats in eventing

Wednesday Jul 20, 2016 6:50

New Zealand's Lucy Jackson wears some pretty fancy hats at events but, with the new ruling from ESNZ, the top hat won't be one of them in the future

Wayne Copping - cross country course design

Saturday Jul 9, 2016 11:59

International course designer and Technical Delegate Wayne Copping looks at some of the issues facing eventing and how they could be addressed in the area of cross country design

Video: Michael Jung, the making of a champion

Thursday Apr 28, 2016 7:06

“From the beginning of my life I learned that every horse is different, you can never ride twenty horses on the same system” says Michael Jung in this video at his barn in Germany

Brett Kidding's first Grand Prix

Friday Apr 22, 2016 17:42

One of the funniest things we've seen for ages in a dressage arena - even Carl Hester seems impressed! Watch Brett Kidding (aka Australian rider Tristan Tucker) ride his first Grand Prix in inimitable style

Road safety for horse riders

Friday Mar 25, 2016 9:04

In the last five years, 36 riders and 181 horses have been killed in road accidents in the UK. Dead Slow is a campaign launched by The British Horse Society to raise awareness amongst drivers on best practice when driving by horses

Video: How to jump a drop fence

Sunday Mar 20, 2016 11:12

Drop fences need preparation from the rider so that the horse understands the question, buys into it and reacts accordingly. Watch how in this cross country training video

Trot pole exercises

Thursday Mar 10, 2016 12:18

Video: a great exercise over poles to train your horse to go forward and come back in a relaxed way while encouraging him to take the bit forward and stretch over the back

MIM frangible pins approved by British Eventing

Monday Feb 15, 2016 7:28

Following testing to the BE Standard, the MIM Clip will be used alongside the Frangible Pin on British Eventing cross country courses for the first time in 2016

Chris Burton - drop fences, water and apexes

Saturday Feb 6, 2016 18:09

Drop fences, water jumps and apexes - see how to approach each one and then put them all together in cross country training with Chris Burton

Jumping skinny fences

Wednesday Feb 3, 2016 20:10

Controlled power without speed is essential to help your horse, particularly a young horse, focus on going between the flags. This video gives some pointers on jumping cross country skinny fences

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