Eventing training

#SundaySchool: a really useful training exercise for young horses

We picked five-star event rider Coral Keen’s brains for her to share some of her training exercises for young horses. Here she shares some of her tips...

#SundaySchool: how to keep your horse straight over a fence

Event rider Aoife Clark explains how to keep your horse straight over a fence

#SundaySchool: how to avoid penalties at corner fences

Five-star event rider Alexander Whewall explains how to prepare a horse for jumping corners to prevent run-outs and stops

#SundaySchool: how to improve lead changes over a fence

This exercise, as explained by five-star Irish event rider, Camilla Speirs (pictured), explains how to improve lead changes over a fence

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Improve your horse’s agility with Laura Collett’s simple grid exercise

The event rider’s simple test improves coordination, collection and sharpness in horses of all types and ages

#SundaySchool: how to improve control with Blyth Tait

Olympic event rider Blyth Tait shares his expertise on how to improve horse control using a jumping exercise at home, honing control and power

#SundaySchool: Imogen Murray on the bounce grid exercise

The five-star event rider explains how this bounce grid exercise can improve a horse’s jumping technique

#SundaySchool: using cavaletti to improve the horse’s canter and balance

Take a look at this exercise from five-star Irish event rider, Clare Abbott (pictured), designed to steady and balance the canter, both on the approach to a fence and on landing

‘Like taking your horse to the gym’ — how this raised pole exercise could up your horse’s game

Caroline Moore, former five-star eventer and British Eventing national under-18 coach and junior team coach, explains how you can use this exercise to develop your horse’s hoof/brain co-ordination

Caroline Moore: How to train your horse to jump an angled skinny fence

Caroline Moore, former five-star eventer and British Eventing national under-18 coach and junior team coach, we learn how to teach a horse how to jump this technical cross-country question

#SundaySchool: how to improve rhythm over fences

Event rider and coach Nick Gauntlett explains how you can use poles to dictate the rhythm that will give horse and rider belief in their approach to a fence

#SundaySchool: Jumping a horse on an angle with Francis Whittington

This simple exercise provides a solid foundation for skinnies and arrowheads to help you when jumping a horse on an angle

#SundaySchool: Sarah Bullimore’s figure-of-eight jumping exercise for focus

The five-star eventer shows how the figure-of-eight jumping exercise can help develop balance, rhythm and the ability to land on the correct canter lead

What should you do with your horse the day before an event? H&H investigates…

Have you given any thought to what you will do with your horse the day before the event? Should you be running through your dressage test, popping him over some jumps or giving him a day off? We talk to some top riders and trainers to find out what the ideal preparation should be

5 ways being an equestrian makes you more resilient

‘Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard...’

Don’t have your own jumps? 10 DIY solutions to your problem

Whilst we would all love a full course of professional showjumps, these can be costly and require a lot of space. H&H asks top riders for their tips for creating jumps at home

10 tips to banish competition riding nerves

Do you suffer from competition riding nerves? Find out how to take control and use nerves to improve your performance

#SundaySchool: Sam Griffiths — how to prevent a run-out at a skinny after a turn

Event rider Sam Griffiths shares his favourite exercise to solve this commonplace cross-country problem