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Building a Partnership with Your Event Horse
Simple dressage exercises that strengthen your riding
Dressage often gets a reputation for being overly complicated, full of mysterious circles and terminology that sounds like a foreign language. In reality,…
Water complexes: tips for a smoother crossing
The water complex is one of the most recognisable features on any eventing cross-country course, and for good reason. Combining a drop into water, a stride…
How to ride a ditch and brush jump with confidence
The combination of a ditch and brush jump sits among the most feared questions on a cross-country course. Riders who have spent years chasing ribbons at…
Selecting a Saddle Fit for Multi-Phase Riding
Eventing asks one horse and rider combination to work across dressage, show jumping and cross-country. Each phase demands a different balance, yet the saddle…
Stretching Exercises for Rider Flexibility and Better Balance
A flexible rider can follow the horse’s movement without bracing through the hips, gripping with the knees or collapsing in the upper body. In eventing, that…
Building Energy and Stamina in Your Competition Event Horse
Three-day eventing asks more of a horse's body than almost any other equestrian discipline. Across the dressage, cross-country and show jumping phases, a horse…
Transitioning From Novice To Training Level With Confidence
Moving up from Novice to Training Level is a significant step in an event horse’s education. The fences become more demanding, the pace requires greater…
Hill Work for Stronger, Smarter Event Horses
Eventing asks a horse to change gear repeatedly. A competitor must produce an accurate dressage test, jump a demanding show-jumping track and then gallop…
Helping your event horse recover after a hard cross-country effort
There's nothing quite like the feeling of pulling up after the cross-country phase at an event like the Melbourne International Three Day Event at Werribee,…