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
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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.
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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
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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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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
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In this excerpt from his book “Horses Came First, Second, and Last,” the late great Olympic event coach Jack Le Goff gives us his seven tried-and-true rules for mentally and physically preparing the horse for
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Do you know your cross country speeds? Pace training isn’t the sexiest thing in the world, but it’s key to finding success as you step up the levels (and even before). I know I’ve always
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We love a good educational video here at EN, and thanks to our friends at Millbrook Horse Trials, we’ve got a fresh new grid exercise for you to integrate into your practice at home. 5*
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We can all learn a thing or three from just about any successful rider, regardless of the discipline they primarily compete in. Olympic show jumper McLain Ward is a regular siting in Wellington this time
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One of the questions I frequently get is “how long is your program?” The answer is not an easy one. For some people, all that’s needed is one session to confirm that they’re headed in
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I used to have a horse who would be classified as “pushy”. It was partially my doing for being pretty lenient with cookie-giving (I’m a sucker, what can I say?), and it wouldn’t have been
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Slow and steady always wins the race when it comes to introducing new or “scary” concepts to our horses. In partnership with Equestrian Masterclass, Tik Maynard has broken down the steps horses go through when
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lauren Nicholson Eventing (@laurenkieffereventing) Last week we were treated to an educational feast at the Peterson Smith Barnstaple Educational Event and Three-Day, which hosted a full
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sharon White (@lastfrontierfarm) We love a good training tidbit here at EN, and Sharon White has posted a few short videos in recent weeks explaining various
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As much as we may all be loathe to practice it, the walk is a key gait that can earn (or lose!) you a lot of marks in your dressage test. Not to mention, a
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We’re big fans of Amelia Newcomb’s dressage trainings, which are applicable across disciplines and easily available on her YouTube channel. With the rise in digital teaching and training, it’s important to be shrewd when finding
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It’s cross country day! You’ve ticked all the preparation boxes, gotten through your dressage test, and now it’s time for the fun stuff. But are you properly prepared for this phase? Walking and preparing for
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Lucinda Green MBE certainly needs little introduction. A World and European eventing champion, multiple-time Badminton and Burghley winner, and an Olympic medalist, she can these days be found running the Lucinda Green XC Academy and
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There’s a distinct difference between a proper trot lengthening and a trot that’s just faster, not longer. Learning this distinction – and properly training yourself to apply the aid and your horse to balance herself
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