Eventing training

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

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

Learn from the best: William Fox-Pitt’s top tips for eventing success

The former eventing world number one shares his expertise, giving insights into his training methods as well as offering advice to help you secure those vital extra marks in competition...

#SundaySchool: Georgie Spence and the benefits of working over bounces on a curve

Event rider Georgie Spence explains how performing bounces on a curve can teach a horse to be quick and neat over a fence

Ros Canter’s useful jumping exercise to help improve performance

The European eventing team gold medallist shares a simple exercise to help develop your horse’s balance, turning and accuracy, using just two fences

Piggy French — the magic of using gridwork

A line of equidistant obstacles improve suppleness, softness and balance, as well as rider and horse rapport, explains top event rider Piggy French

#SundaySchool: how to improve control with Blyth Tait

The event rider’s exercise hones jumping with contained power

How to nail the showjumping warm-up at a one-day event

Getting ready to tackle the coloured poles at a one-day event can be stressful for event riders. H&H asks the experts how to approach the second-phase warm-up

Fun, focus and footwork: must-have cross-country riding advice from Lucinda Green

Improve your cross-country skills with advice from the six-time Badminton winner — from being flexible with bits to making sure your horse sees the fence

4 exercises to help you ride better lines when jumping

Check out these useful exercises from a top eventing coach

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: Jumping on an angle with Francis Whittington

This simple exercise provides a solid foundation for skinnies and arrowheads

‘Why cross-country becomes dangerous’ — the indisputable link between bitting and falls

Irish Olympian Eric Smiley explains how the bits we choose can lead to falls across country

Learn from the best: Richard Waygood’s tips for showjumping and cross-country riding success

At the 2019 renewal of the International Eventing Forum Richard Waygood shared some of his expertise on how to help improve performance and the chances of success when showjumping and riding across country

‘The inappropriate partner’ — how to avoid ending up with the wrong horse and what to do if it happens

“The fact we choose riding as a hobby gives us the right to choose the partner we share it with”: Irish Olympian Eric Smiley addresses a thorny topic in his new book

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…

12 training principles from Olympic medallist and former European champion Tina Cook

Tina Cook shares her thoughts on goals, jumping out of walk and teaching horses right and wrong

BE Jump Training: your questions answered plus 9 tips for making the most of it

H&H explains how British Eventing's Jump Training competitions work and offers tips to make the most of your trip to one of these events

16 pearls of wisdom from top British rider Tina Cook

The former European champion on taking her time, ex-racehorses and why horses trip

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

Caroline Moore, former four-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

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

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.