Daily training inspiration
If you’re stuck for things to do in your horse’s training session, we’ve rounded up a range of simple exercises to try at home – and there are ideas suitable for every level.
Whether you’re looking to improve something specific or simply keep training interesting, these exercises offer something new to try with your horse.
Choose from the following flatwork, polework, jumping, gridwork and groundwork exercises.
Latest from Daily training inspiration
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Stop your horse rushing with this simple one-fence jumping exercise as used by Scott BrashBy Martha Terry Published
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Sharpen your aids for bending and straightness with this diamond exerciseBy Martha Terry Published
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This simple but demanding groundwork exercise will boost your horse’s coordination and core stabilityBy Martha Terry Published
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Test your seat stability in canter with this no-stirrups exerciseBy Bethany Stone Published
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Build three simple fences for multiple lines to hone your horse’s rhythm, canter quality and flying changesBy Martha Terry Published
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Use this exercise to train yourself to judge your galloping pace – and boost your horse’s fitnessBy Martha Terry Published
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This simple figure-of-eight drill can improve your horse’s balance, lift and self-carriage in canterBy Martha Terry Published
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Hone your eye for a stride with this jumping exercise on a related distanceBy Martha Terry Published
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Mix up collection and lateral work with this quick and simple exercise to improve your horse’s engagement and impulsionBy Martha Terry Published
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Two poles, three exercises, 10 minutes: this core workout boosts your horse’s strength and footwork when you don’t have time to rideBy Martha Terry Published
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Sharpen your horse’s straightness, engagement and balance with Joe Stockdale’s go-to jumping exerciseBy Martha Terry Published
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Try this simple transitions exercise that yields a wide range of benefitsBy Martha Terry Published
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Give your horse a thorough workout with this versatile four-pole exerciseBy Martha Terry Published
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Improve your horse’s suppleness, collection and responsiveness with this 10m circle sequenceBy Martha Terry Published
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Try this five-fence exercise, which you can ride in 60 different ways, to practise landing on the correct leadBy Martha Terry Published
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Around the clock: the simple but demanding polework exercise that targets suppleness, softness and adjustabilityBy Martha Terry Published
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Two steps forward, one step back: improve your horse’s balance and responsiveness with this simple walk and rein-back exerciseBy Martha Terry Published
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Introduce counter-canter and boosts the quality of your horse’s paces with this teardrop exerciseBy Martha Terry Published
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Teach your horse to canter on the correct lead – and improve the transition – with this leg-yield exerciseBy Bethany Stone Published