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This category will look at many different exercises used to help both rider and horse develop confidence, care and balance. We will look at exercises to improve rhythm; improve quality of the canter; improve the riders jumping position; specific training to improve turns to a fence; the use of cavalletti in the training of an event horse; learning to ride to 325mpm, 350mpm and 375mpm effectively; exercises to emphasise the importance of straightness; and looking at how a horse physically jumps and how we can help, not hinder, that procedure.

Show Jump training: Course Walking

Learning how to walk a show jumping course for your own horse is very important. Understanding how the designer is […]

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Show Jump training: Teaching A Horse To Jump Straight

Teaching a horse to maintain straightness from take off to landing is crucial in the sport of eventing. It allows […]

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Show Jump training: Directional Changes

Directional changes and landing on the correct lead. This clip demonstrates how the rider needs to sit very straight, maintain […]

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Show jump training: Training The Steering Aids

This is a really useful exercise to test and develop your steering aids. Using your eyes to look at a […]

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Showjump training: Holding A Line Across An Angle

This clip shows how you can use different parts of a double to be jumped separately and across on an […]

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Show jump training: Tight Turns To A Fence

This clip shows how you can train the horse and rider to learn to turn to a fence on 3 […]

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Show jump training: Exercises To Prevent Expansion

This is a clip of some exercises to help balance and prevent horses that tend to speed up, surge and […]

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