Margie Engle
Olympic show jumper Margie Engle shares insight into her experiences riding tough horses, what she looks for in a horse and more.
With 250 career wins, Margie is one of the most decorated U.S. show jumpers. She earned a team silver medal at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games™️
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Q&A With Margie Engle
Olympic show jumper Margie Engle shares insight into her experiences riding tough horses, what she looks for in a horse and more.
With 250 career wins, Margie is one of the most decorated U.S. show jumpers. She earned a team silver medal at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games™️ and is a three-ti...
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Margie Engle’s Program - Flatwork and Gymnastics for Jumpers | PART 02
Olympic show jumper Margie Engle shares how she teaches horses to improve their form over fences. She demonstrates how to school a spooky horse on the flat and then demonstrate several gymnastic exercises, including raised cavalletti, bounces and an in-and-out with a vertical and oxer.
With 250...
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8 Questions With Margie Engle
Olympic show jumper Margie Engle shares insight into her experiences riding tough horses, what she looks for in a horse and more.
With 250 career wins, Margie is one of the most decorated U.S. show jumpers. She earned a team silver medal at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games™️ and is a three-t...
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Margie Engle’s Program - Improve Form With Gymnastics | PART 01
Olympic show jumper Margie Engle shares her basic program of teaching horses to improve their form over fences. She demonstrates flatwork and several gymnastic exercises, including raised cavalletti, bounces and an in-and-out with a vertical and oxer.
With 250 career wins, Margie is one of the m...
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What It’s Like to Win A Clinic | Margie Engle
Two clinic riders share what it was like to ride in a clinic with Olympian Margie Engle and the contest winner of the clinic Terry Golson explains why she entered the clinic and her takeaways from Margies lessons Sign up herenbspto start your 7day free trial and gain unlimited access to our entir...
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Clinic Group 4: Rideability Over 2 Ground Poles | Margie Engle
Margie Engle sets a line of two poles across the diagonal of the arena and has the riders canter over it in five strides, then in six strides and next in four strides. She explains that one rider needs to drive with her seat and leg to hand to collect for the six strides. Another rider’s pony goe...
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Clinic Group 1: Flatwork—Ride Forward from Your Leg | Margie Engle
Olympian Margie Engle teaches two riders on very different mountsan American Paint Horse Associationregistered pony and a large gelding with a big stride She has the riders lengthen down the long sides of the arena in posting trot and collect on the short ends in sitting trot
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Clinic Group 4: Flatwork: Transitions, Circles & Counter Canter | Margie Engle
Olympian Margie Engle has four riders ride transitions at the canter on a small circle opening their horses strides and collecting with leg and seat before using hand She then has then ride a half circle and stay on the counter lead making sure to keep a consistent feel of the mouths She encourag...
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Clinic Group 2: Ponies—Flatwork, Gymnastics and Jumping | Margie Engle
Olympian Margie Engle has two short stirrup riders work in twopoint position at the trot to strengthen their legs Then she gives them a trick to pick up the correct posting diagonal without looking down all the way When they jump she works on helping them not cut corners stay straight and learn t...
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Clinic Group 3: Gymnastics, Bounces and Lines | Margie Engle
Olympian Margie Engle has riders work over a course of 3-foot fences, including a one-stride gymnastic line, a tight turn, a quiet bounce and a long approach to an oxer. She focuses on rider position, making a tight turn, using the eyes, channeling the horse between legs and hands and letting the...
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Clinic Group 3: Rideability Over 2 Ground Poles | Margie Engle
Olympian Margie Engle sets a line of two poles across the diagonal of the arena and has the riders canter over them in five strides. Then she has them collect and ride the line in six strides. Next she asks them to open their horses’ strides and ride the line in four strides.
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Clinic Group 3: Flatwork—Transitions for Engagement | Margie Engle
During the warm-up, Olympian Margie Engle has three riders make serpentine loops focusing on straightness and bending. She then has them ride lengthenings and collection in trot and canter. She instructs a rider whose horse is heavy in her hands to counter bend him. When another horse spooks, she...
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Clinic Group 1: Rideability Over 2 Ground Poles | Margie Engle
Olympian Margie Engle sets a line of two poles across the diagonal and has the riders canter over it in five strides. Then she has them collect their horses’ strides and ride the line in six strides. Next, she asks them to open their horses’ strides to ride the line in four strides.
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Clinic Group 1: Gymnastics, Bounces and Lines | Margie Engle
Margie Engle has two riders work over a course of 18-inch fences, including a one-stride gymnastic line, a tight right turn to an outside line and a quiet bounce. She encourages the riders to ride forward and keep the horses in front of their legs.
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Clinic Group 4: Gymnastics, Bounces and Lines | Margie Engle
Riders work over a 2-foot-6 course, focusing on rider position, straightness, rhythm, and balanced turns. When one rider’s horse gets sulky and kicks out in the turn, Margie tells her to kick him through the turn. When another riders worries about finding the perfect distance, Margie encourages h...