Welcome to Horse & Hound’s Equilab Challenge
Looking for some inspiration and motivation for your training? We have the perfect thing for you. Join a Horse & Hound challenge by pledging to complete four, eight, 12 or 20 rides within a set time period to earn yourself a challenge badge and the chance to win a prize.
Horse & Hound has partnered with mobile app Equilab to bring you this challenge. You’ll be able to track your ride and discover stats such as gait beat, stride, distance and much more during your training and fitness sessions with your horse.
You can also use the app to communicate with your team as well as follow the progress of your friends. All this is free – and you also have the option to purchase a premium subscription that includes additional features like live safety tracking and a calendar customised for equestrians.
Download Equilab and join the challenge
Not sure what exercises to include in your training? That’s where we can help. We have a library of great training exercises for you. So whichever number of rides you commit to, you’ll never be short of fun new training exercises to try.
Take a look at some of our favourites below to get you started.
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7 polework exercises to keep your horse interested
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One simple pole exercise that can transform your horse’s canter
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Struggling to work your horse correctly over his topline? 4 exercises to help
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Understanding leg yield and how to ride it to improve your horse’s suppleness
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Teaching a young horse to jump with Tina Fletcher
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Only have four pairs of wings, plus poles? 5 great jumping exercises you can try
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Learn how to strengthen your horse at home using polework
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Not just for trotting over: Michael Eilberg shares his innovative use of poles
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8 training gems from Carl Hester that could transform your dressage scores
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4 simple exercises to help improve your horse’s core strength
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Spencer Wilton: simple exercises to develop better control in the dressage arena
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Simple exercises to help sharpen up a naturally laid-back horse
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4 exercises to help you ride better lines when jumping
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3 polework exercises that could help give you and your horse the edge
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Does your horse rush when jumping? Tips from an expert to help solve this problem
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How to stop your horse rushing — and other training gems from Laura Tomlinson
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Turn, baby, turn — how to teach your horse to turn over a fence onto a new line
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Using cavaletti to improve the horse’s canter and balance
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Sarah Bullimore’s figure-of-eight jumping exercise for focus