The Importance of Continuing Education
I am a lifelong learner. I love auditing clinics and expanding my knowledge by reading books. If I ever get the opportunity to ride with a new trainer, the answer will always be ‘yes’. If
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One Hundred Time Faults: An Excerpt from Robert Dover’s ‘The Gates to Brilliance’
In this excerpt from The Gates to Brilliance by Robert Dover, the six-time Olympian shares the story of a major mistake on Roads and Tracks, and his first heartbreak. Lisa was a senior from a
...» 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
...» Read More!#TrainingTipTuesday Video: Up Your Corner Game with 5* Champ Laura Collett
Did you know you can learn from newly-crowned Luhmühlen winner Laura Collett without having to fly to England to beg her to teach you her ways? Laura carved some time out over the off-season to
...» Read More!MARS Bromont Rising Provides Windows of Opportunity for Eventing’s Next Generation
Though there has been much focus on a weekend of success for the Australian-turned-Americans, there were two sections at MARS Bromont CCI that neither Boyd Martin nor Phillip Dutton could dominate. To be fair, a
...» Read More!5* Eventer Matt Brown Helped UGA Eventing Team Let the Dawgs Out at Championships
The UGA Dawgs made quite the splash at the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championships at the end of May. They were easily recognizable thanks to their spiked football pads, bulldog onesies, and overall amazing display of
...» Read More!#TrainingTipTuesday: 3 Cross Country Tips from ‘Back to Basics’ on H&C+
Did you know that your H&C+ subscription gives you more than just access to multiple eventing (and beyond!) live streams? Also included in Horse & Country’s expansive content library is a hefty roster of educational
...» Read More!A Look Back at Lessons Learned from the 2023 ECP Symposium
Getting a chance to visit somewhere warm and sunny and escaping a bit of the frigid Alberta winter is always a great thing, but having it include horses, eventing, and education makes it even better!
...» Read More!Running Short on Time? Slow It Down with This Effective Exercise
How is it already May?! This is a theme that seems to be reoccurring in conversation with ALL my clients right now. With the reduced pace from the pandemic the last three years, this year seems
...» Read More!#TrainingTipTuesday Video: Improve Your Dressage Position
I think as event riders we focus so, so much on jump position and gallop position — and for good reason! These positions are obviously key to success and safety in this sport — but
...» Read More!#TrainingTipTuesday: Improve Your Simple Changes and Canter-Trot Transitions
A simple change of lead through the trot will appear on your dressage tests as you move into the Preliminary and above level of eventing, so it’s a good thing to practice these transitions at
...» Read More!Watch and Learn: A Strong Lower Leg Starts at the Hip and Core
Applying a consistent leg aid comes from the strength and stability in the hip and core. In a dressage seat, you should let your leg hang around the horse like a wet towel — this
...» Read More!Side-by-Side (with Analysis!): Two Different Prelim Rides at SRF Carolina International
Michael Willham is an Intermediate/3* eventer based out of Ohio with his two competition horses, Fernhill Cayenne and Fernhill Fugitive. Michael recently spent two weeks in the Carolinas to train and stretch his horses’ legs
...» Read More!#TrainingTipTuesday Video Break: Warming Up for Cross Country with Liz Halliday-Sharp
You know we love a good educational video here at EN, and here’s another that’s popped back up on our feeds this week. Liz Halliday-Sharp shares some advice for using your warm-up fences when preparing
...» Read More!Tuesday Videos: Understanding the Barn Sour Horse
There is something so frustrating about having a barn sour horse. I can still distinctly remember trying to hack my horse from my farm to literally across the street to ride at Peter Gray’s, only
...» Read More!A ‘Weekend in the Life’ with Cathy Wieschhoff
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cathy Wieschhoff (@cathywieschhoff) It’s always so interesting to get a peek behind the scenes at an event. While we focus primarily on the horses and riders
...» Read More!William Fox-Pitt Does Ocala: Simple, Succinct Principles Applicable to All Riders
The man, the myth, the legend William Fox Pitt is back in America and this past weekend took another swing at the Eventing Grand Prix at Bruce’s Field. While stateside, he’s also been imparting some
...» Read More!#TrainingTipTuesday Video: Using Cones to Perfect Circles
There are plenty of us who ride at home without a full dressage court setup in the arena or field. This can make it difficult to practice geometry in our tests — a skill that
...» Read More!Another Learning Opportunity: Don’t Miss the CannaHorse Legends Clinic Series in Aiken
We love a good clinic opportunity, and we’re very fortunate to have plenty of chances to learn from top professionals in our sport here in the U.S. I find it really interesting; I feel within
...» Read More!Coming Up #OnStrider: Learn from Erik Duvander in Ocala
There’s nothing that wiles away the winter better than jumping on some seriously cool learning opportunities – and embroiling yourself in a clinic with Erik Duvander definitely qualifies as one of those. The former US team
...» Read More!‘Pressure is a Privilege’: Inside Boyd Martin’s By The Minute Webinar on Competition Anxiety and Nerves
You’re about to start your dressage test and it starts to rain. Before you even finish trotting down the first long side of the arena, the judge rings the bell. After what you believe to
...» Read More!A Better You in 2023: The Four Horsemen of Stability
There’s no denying that being an equestrian can often mean living a very unbalanced lifestyle: there are lots of demands on your time, and some of us live out of a gooseneck trailer for the better
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