The fences are raised, and they repeat the same course. The older horse has some trouble cantering through the first set of poles, and they calmly repeat it until he figures out his footwork and balance.

Do you end up with a totally different horse at the show than the one you school on at home? Ashley Johnson helps this young rider moving up to Preliminary Level with the skills necessary to have a successful stadium round in competition. The emphasis is on exercises to control the bigger stride ...

Ashley Johnson works with a rider who’s moving up to Preliminary Level. They want to keep the horse's steps and jumps relaxed. Because the horse is so distracted, they immediately put him to work, creating an even contact and bending his rib cage around her leg. They do transitions within the tro...

Ashley offers insights into how to create the tempo for the fence rather than letting the horse glide in an underpowered, steady rhythm. The final course shows the profits of all the previous work with a balanced, flowing course.

They now start with a gymnastic exercise, but keep the quality of canter that they developed in the previous exercises even when the horse gets excited. Ashley changes it to several canter rails in front of the jump to set the power that he needs to have at the fence. They jump a small course aft...

In the left lead canter, the horse consistently loses the right shoulder, and Ashley helps them with counter flexion to regain straightness. She gives the rider several options to keep his attention and keep him focused.

Get a rider's view of competing in the Rolex Arena at the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event. Follow along with eventing legend Boyd Martin as he narrates his ride aboard Contessa. Be there for every step of the stadium jumping round as she completes her first 5* event.

Dorothy Crowell brings us a great video on bringing along a young off-track thoroughbred (OTTB) who has a future in eventing. Watch how she has this young rider handle the common issues that come up with baby thoroughbreds with tact and thoughtfulness.

Dorothy works with this young off-track thoroughbred (OTTB) and his young rider on establishing a good foundation in their training. Even walk-halts can be a challenge for youngsters! Dorothy gives them kind exercises to help through the baby responses. She emphasizes using voice commands in conj...

They now add in some poles on the ground and a tiny jump, always making a plan for after the fence and asking for lots of transitions after the fence. They work on calm approaches and canters away from the fence while coming back to the walk between each fence.

The first group of riders, consisting of starter, beginner novice and novice levels, warm up their horses on the over ground poles and small fences. Clinic participants observe and make notes to come up with their instruction plans to help each individual.

David O'Conner works with a beginner novice rider with a horse that tends to get quick before and after the jump. David wants her to land and do something (turn, stop, etc.) after the jump to direct the horse's energy. He also wants the rider to count strides methodically out loud to help her foc...

Karen O'Conner works with a preliminary rider on her position so that she can be more adjustable and be able to better go with her horse. They work on her position and contact at the canter and then carry that to the jumps.

Sharon White coaches three riders in an early spring session through exercises designed to make their horses more rideable and adjustable. She helps them find the half halt that will make their horses more through and not take away from the stride. They are challenged with a curving course to kee...

What they do on one lead they do on the other! The ground pole exercise is repeated to the right.

Everyone now gets a chance to warm up over a single small fence on a circle, giving them time to concentrate on the approach, their position and riding after the fence.

They now work on a short course with bending lines, looking for half halts that come from the back end to the front end, accurate lines square to the jump and good rider position.

The riders are now challenged with a full course. Sharon is especially helpful with an anxious horse in helping him find a calmer way through the course.

International event rider Jonathan Holling completes his stadium lesson with three, varied horses - a quick, forward Appaloosa, an experienced, upper-level horse and rider combination and a young gelding at the start of his career. Watch how he makes each of these stadium rounds a successful expe...

Jonathan now has the riders move on to a full stadium course after a thorough warmup (as seen in the collectoin Gymnastics for Jumping). They break down the course and start with a bending line from a wall to a vertical - oxer in and out.

The first, most advanced pair, go with an emphasis on staying straight and off the left leg especially when turning left. The second pair is more green and show great growth for a five-year-old thoroughbred by remaining rideable in a combination even after getting in long. The last pair, the spee...

Doug Payne brings his expertise to the show jumping rounds with challenging exercises for horses early in their show season. Watch for tips on the correct canter for the exercise, riding the line and how these exercises can benefit the ride.

Doug Payne continues this early spring clinic with changes in the course to make it more challenging for the wide variety of horses involved in this session. Watch for the great opportunity to see Doug school a horse himself and observe the astonishing changes he is able to bring to the ride.

After introductions from each rider with an explanation of their experience, Doug has them do a simple trot gymnastics to see how fresh each horse is. Then they do a course with small fences, lots of turns and changes of pace within the exercises.