Showjumping training

#SundaySchool: How do I maintain control when jumping a combination?

Talented young showjumper Graham Babes explains how he improves his horses’ rhythm and straightness in a sequence of fences

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Distance learning: does teaching riders remotely work? *H&H Plus*

Chris Burton: Transform your horse’s canter with one simple pole exercise

Olympic eventer Chris Burton helps improve your horse’s strength and coordination so that they can easily alter a stride with this exercise

‘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

#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

7 polework exercises to keep your horse interested

If you're unable to get your horse out and about, here are some polework exercises, recommended by top riders, that should help keep your horse or pony happy and fresh in their work at home

#SundaySchool: controlling the canter with Jessica Mendoza

The international showjumper uses a canter-on-a-circle exercise to help develop balance and control, which can be used in the ring

#SundaySchool: a jumping exercise to improve straightness and control

International showjumper and young horse producer, Sarah Lewis shares a jumping exercise to work on straightness and control that can benefit horse and rider

#SundaySchool: How to collect your horse

Showjumper Charly Edwards, who specialises in breeding, breaking and producing young horses for top sport, explains how to collect your horse while riding

#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: the showjumping ‘gym’ with Holly Smith

The international showjumper talks us through this multi-fence workout which she uses with both her younger and more experienced horses to help them jump a flowing round

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

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

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

#SundaySchool: How can I improve my horse’s confidence with water trays?

Former event rider and current working hunter specialist Louise Lyons provides some advice on tackling this element

#SundaySchool: How to improve technique over skinny fences

Working hunter rider Kelly Ward explains the best way to introduce narrow fences with young or novice horses

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: How do I stop my horse getting too close to a fence?

Showjumper David Simpson shares an exercise to ensure your horse meets a fence on the perfect stride

8 top tips to help you jump a clear showjumping round (when we’re out of lockdown)

We all know how to walk a showjumping course so we know where to go, which fence comes next and what the distances are in the combination fences, but what other things should you be thinking about as you walk around the track prior to your round?