Eventing training

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

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

Gemma Tattersall: how to perfect your showjumping warm-up when shows restart *H&H Plus*

Want to perfect your showjumping warm-up once shows start again? Eventing world team gold medallist Gemma Tattersall advises on how to target your strategy

Ros Canter’s useful jumping exercise to help improve performance

The individual World champion shares a simple exercise to help develop your horse’s balance, turning and accuracy, using just two fences

Andrew Nicholson and Robbie Power on what makes the perfect jumping round

This duo of top horsemen combined their expertise recently at the International Eventing Forum

7 tips from Pippa Funnell for planning your season and managing your event horse

Three-time Badminton winner Pippa Funnell passes on pearls of wisdom when it comes to planning your event season and keeping your horses well and happy

Basics, rider position and attention to detail: vital lessons from Pippa Funnell

Find out what six riders learnt by spending five days with last year’s Burghley winner Pippa Funnell — there’s bound to be a tip or to for you, too

What’s the secret to seeing the perfect stride every time?

Five-star event rider Georgie Spence provides one rider with some helpful advice on how to see a stride while jumping

#SundaySchool: how to teach your horse to land on the correct leg

Irish event rider Austin O’Connor explains a simple exercise to help teach horses to land on the correct canter lead after a jump

#SundaySchool: Vittoria Panizzon — how to teach horse to bascule more effectively

The eventer provides an exercise she uses to help 
her horses make a better shape over a fence

#SundaySchool: Padraig McCarthy — how to make your spooky horse bolder across country

Event rider Padraig McCarthy explains how repetition and praise helps to build up confidence in a green horse

#SundaySchool: Alex Bragg on how to maintain a line through narrow or offset fences

The event rider provides his exercise for keeping your horse on a dead-straight line on the cross-country course

Jonty Evans’ 8 top tips on how to approach a jump

How much thought do you give your approach to a jump? Jonty Evans was keen to stress the importance of riding a straight, accurate line to a fence to the riders he taught at a recent arena cross-country clinic

#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

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

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

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