Amelia Newcomb’s 5 Tips for Nailing Your Dressage Test
Getting ready to head to a show soon? In this video, I have five tips to help you get a new personal best dressage score at your next event! I know, I know, jumping is
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Regain Your Training Focus with This Simple Exercise
I don’t know what time warp January was in, but for me, it seemed like the longest month in current memory. I have a degree in exercise science, I’ve been a personal trainer for almost
...» Read More!Amelia Newcomb: How to Up Your Score in USEF Training Test B
If you’re an eventer, you may enjoy the jumping phases more than dressage phase, but practicing your dressage test and riding it well can make all the difference in your overall placing. It’s super common
...» Read More!Test Your Jumping Position: An Excerpt from Wendy Murdoch’s ’40 5-Minute Jumping Fixes’
This excerpt from Wendy Murdoch’s 40 5-Minute Jumping Fixes: Simple Solutions for Better Jumping Performance – In No Time has been published with permission from Trafalgar Square Books. Many riders love to jump but feel
...» Read More!Try This Strength and Balance Drill for All Disciplines from Pippa Funnell
In a true exemplification of the “never stop learning” adage, Rolex Grand Slam winner Pippa Funnell shared a training exercise that’s useful for all disciplines as we prep for another season. Using just a few
...» Read More!Amelia Newcomb: Fine Tuning USEF Training Test A
Getting excited about the season ahead? I bet you’re looking forward to the cross-country and show jumping phases, but did you know you can get a better score by riding your dressage test well? The
...» Read More!A Quick OTTB Flat Lesson from Phillip and Olivia Dutton
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Phillip Dutton (@duttoneventing) One of the most important skills an event horse can have is adjustability — the ability to go forward and come back, in
...» Read More!Amelia Newcomb: Making the Most of Your Short Court Dressage Test
In this latest video, we will be talking about geometry in the short dressage court. Sometimes with the elementary tests and especially three-day events, you may ride your test in a 20m x 40m arena
...» Read More!Tip Tuesday Video Break: 5 Step Post-Competition Horse Care with Lee McKeever
Want to care for your horse like a top groom? Really, the top grooms don’t use many “secrets” — it’s all about time, attention to detail, and understanding what horses need to feel well in
...» Read More!Training Tip Tuesday: Ways to Improve Responsiveness
I remember a time when all of the virtual education options available at our fingertips now did not exist. I wish I could find the book I read religiously when I didn’t have the opportunity
...» Read More!Training Tip Tuesday: Body Position on Cross Country for Training Young Horses
This training series on YouTube is a few years old, but good training advice never goes out of style. In this clip, Heidi Woodhead of DHI Event Horses advises us on our body position when
...» Read More!Training Tip Tuesday: No Stirrup November, the Right Way
No Stirrup November, or riding without stirrups in general, always stirs up a generous amount of debate. Some riders, especially those who grew up with their stirrups frequently taken away, say practicing sans irons is
...» Read More!One Simple Exercise to Help You Ride Better Corners
I cannot believe that we are already midway through October! This fall has been a whirlwind for me; I had the opportunity this month to put my 4-year-old homebred (Still Stanley) in training with Team
...» Read More!#TrainingTipTuesday Video: Arena Practice with Boyd Martin
I had the awesome opportunity to work with Boyd Martin on the production of his Equestrian Masterclass for NOELLE FLOYD (it’s available now, you can check it out here!), and you can check out a
...» Read More!Training Tip Tuesday Video Break: Improving Jump Shape through Quality of Canter
We’ve all learned throughout our riding journeys that the quality of a horse’s canter directly affects the quality of a horse’s jump. But it can be more complicated to put this theory into practice. I
...» Read More!Notes from the Judge’s Box with Robyn Fisher
Welcome to a new column brought to you by the team at Galway Downs in Temecula, CA! As we gear up for a full slate of fun at the Galway Eventing Championships (November 1-5), which
...» Read More!What Is “Suppleness,” Anyway?
In this excerpt from The Horse in Positive Tension, movement analysis specialist Stefan Stammer takes a close look at the term “supple,” what it is and what it is not, and how it all applies
...» Read More!Training Tip Tuesday Video Break: 5 Tips to Boost Your Dressage Score
FEI dressage rider and judge Ally O’Neill teamed up with the FEI recently to provide her top five tips for all of us hoping to squeeze just a few more points of favor when we
...» Read More!Training Tip Tuesday Video: A Canter-Walk-Canter Exercise to Add to Your Toolbox
I’ve recently stumbled upon the content gold mine that is FEI dressage rider JJ Tate’s Team Tate Academy YouTube channel. You know we are all about online education here at EN (and full disclosure, you
...» Read More!Tuesday Video Break: Training Bootcamp with Nicola Wilson
We’ve shared Evie Llewellyn-Smith’s awesome vlogs here on EN before, and one of her latest was worth a share! How would it be to go and spend some time training at European Champion Nicola Wilson’s
...» Read More!The 9 Principles of the “Dialogue of Motion”
In this excerpt from Ridden: Dressage from the Horse’s Point of View, dressage judge and classical trainer Ulrike Thiel gives us nine principles we must understand to communicate efficiently, fluidly, and understandably with our horses.
...» Read More!Ariel Grald’s Gymnastic for Small Spaces and Limited Jumps: An Excerpt from ‘Grid Pro Quo’
In this excerpt from Margaret Rizzo McKelvy’s popular book Grid Pro Quo: 52 Powerful Jumping Exercises from the World’s Top Riders, we hear from 5* eventer Ariel Grald about the gymnastic exercise she likes to
...» Read More!Two Easy-to-Use Exercises to Improve Canter Rhythm: An Excerpt from ‘Arena Tracks’
In this excerpt from his book Arena Tracks, Christian Baier of Southern Blues Equestrian Center gives us two foundational exercises that help teach horse and rider to adjust stride length and balance and find the
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