Trailer for Olympic Event rider and international breeder, Bruce Davidson's Novice Cross Country lesson. Bruce works with a Novice level rider on the cross country course to finesse her ride. When they run into issues at the water, Bruce helps her get her horse more responsive to leg. He works on...

Part 6: Bruce reminds the riders not to stick their legs forward going down drops. He explains that the leg should always be at the girth and on the horse, using top riders as examples of this. He advises the one rider whose horse can be disobedient to use the stick if needed, and then be able to...

Part 5: As the horses and riders gain confidence, Bruce increases the challenge. They apply the principles learned schooling the bank, to introduce a ditch that's bigger than either of the riders have jumped before. Bruce reminds the riders to keep the reins bridged as they tackle the sunken road.

Part 4: Bruce works with the riders at the bank. When one rider lets his horse trip off the bank and scrape her tendons, he struggles to get her to go back down it. Bruce works with him to illustrate his mistake and assist him in building the mare's confidence again. The other rider struggles to ...

Part 3: Bruce supports a rider who gets wound up as the fences push a little higher than he's been used to. He coaches him to relax and breathe, and not be intimidated by the lesson and by the horse getting a little strong into the bigger fences. He supports him with his brave mare, an they work ...

Part 2: Bruce works with the riders at the water. When one horse canters right off the edge without looking and trips into the water, he creates a teachable moment. He encourages the rider to soften the reins and let the horse look at what she's doing, as this is critical for safety, especially i...

Part 1: The rider warms up over some of the small cross country fences. Bruce coaches them to avoid water skiing. The mare lets the rider lean on the contact, but Bruce notes that she's avoiding balancing herself in doing this. He advises the rider not to abandon her, but coax her to soften and b...

Liz Halliday-Sharp brings us a cross country schooling session where she helps a talented horse and rider combination work through a stop they’d had at a previous show. By encouraging the rider to keep her leg on for instant communication they successfully navigate water, ditches, corners and a s...

On to the water! They begin by jumping a rolltop into the water and walking while still in the water. They jump a couple of different lines in the water with fences both in and out and then go to ditches and a sunken road. Liz continues to remind her to keep a feel with her legs, so they are ther...

The rider remounts after advice on what bit to try with him. As they jump their first few fences, Liz stresses that they keep it calm with her leg wrapped around him. She explains that for angles, skinnies and corners, she should never tip her shoulders forward until the front feet leave the grou...

Liz Halliday-Sharp joins EventingTraining.com with this cross country school with a Training rider and horse building a new relationship. Liz starts out by riding and schooling him through the water where he’d had a stop at his previous show. She finds that he takes over and then backs off, so sh...

Part 3: The difficulty of the course is increased with the addition of a water element. Mark works with a rider to create forward energy to keep the horse focused and help prevent spooking. The emphasis of the session continues to be on maintaining the rhythm and riding in a correct position, bot...

Part 2: Mark increases the difficulty by adding a skinny going downhill. Riders are challenged to keep their horses forward without gaining speed. Mark discusses the importance of rider position, particularly sitting up, on the approach to the fence, and maintaining that all-important rhythm. To ...

Part 1: Mark establishes the goals of the cross country session in getting the horses confidence up and setting expectations for receiving the correct response to the aids and a willingness to move forward. Working on the riders positions, Mark helps them guide their horses into connection and ba...

PART 2: Riders each tackle the course individually while Ian offers feedback. Two of the riders work on sitting down in the saddle through their combinations and riding with their legs and seat so the horse doesn't drop behind their leg. Ian uses the analogy of squeezing out a tube of toothpaste ...

Part 3: The auditors continue to critique the riders and the commentary becomes more in depth and constructive with Yogi's guidance. Touching on common issues such as riding on the forehand and not staying engaged, Yogi provides perspective. He reiterates the value in selecting and appreciating t...

Part 12: As the session concludes, Yogi shares his insights on rider education and the connected and global nature of 3 Day competition today. Rounding out everything he touched on in the session, from coaching to technical work, he provides a last set of feedback and leaves viewers and riders wi...

Part 8: David explains the importance of jumping the out first when training combinations. He explains that course designers like to put a narrow fence that the horse has to hunt for at the end of combinations as the levels advance. By practicing these difficult fences in training, in a competiti...

Part 10: Yogi discusses the sport of 3 Day Eventing as a whole and its requirement that riders be competitive across all three events, versus single event sports. He talks about rider adaptability, to be able to have a solid dressage position as well as a more forward seat for jumping, and the cr...

Part 6: David works with a rider who has issues at a fence to remind her of the training principles of a run out or stop. He discusses the rein back a tool, and the importance of the horse not getting to go where he wants, but having to go where the rider wants if he fails or refuses to solve the...

Part 5: David explains the benefit of having a clear and effective galloping and preparation position, in that the horse's shape can be changed without using the hands. The riders continue to finesse their position, and David explains the importance of them bringing their body back in the saddle ...

Part 4: Davis discusses the three positions used across country, galloping position, preparation position and jumping position. He gives examples of well known riders to help illustrate the different styles these can take, and how they may change depending on  the individual horse or rider. The r...