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This is a very valuable area of a horse and rider's training as it can be the important building blocks to the future success of a partnership. This training is often in a non threatening environment so everything happens slowly, with confidence, and then later can relate to competition. We will look at: training the narrow fence; training on gradients; training the young horse to be reactive and include reaction training for the rider; exercises to improve riding to a corner; exercises to develop feel riding through combination fences; looking at rider posture, stirrup length and lateral balance; using steps and narrow fences in a combination; the importance of straightness to the millimetre; how to ride a rhythm fence; building the confidence with angled fences; coaching the horse to be confident with high sided shoulder brushes; and lots more.

A riders position is crucial for all types of fences, but particularly when jumping off steps, drops or when jumping […]

Riding at speed is often out of most riders comfort zones, so it is important it is a well practiced […]

This is a great example of how Michael rides in such a good undisturbed rhythm making sure his approach allows […]

Once you have mastered the narrow fences arranging them on a serpentine is a really good way of checking the […]

This is a really good training exercise to teach the horse to stay straight through a line of fences. It […]

Coaching your young horse to understand and be confident to hold a line across a narrow fence is a skill […]

Landing and having to be on your new line whether its show jumping or cross country is a really key […]

Training the horse to stay in balance when moving up or down a slope is crucial as when you’re out […]

Shoulder brushes are notoriously difficult to jump if your horse isn’t 100% straight. Training from the beginning using a straight […]

It is important that you teach the horse the skill of following the steering aids through a jump and having […]