On the second day of his clinic at Galway Downs Equestrian in Temecula, California, international eventer Tom McEwen continues working with the Novice/Training horses and riders on suppleness and control using simulated cross-country jumps in the arena. He emphasizes straightness before and after...

International eventer Tom McEwen uses a course of stadium fences in a variety of ways to help the riders develop their horses’ suppleness and control during this clinic held at Galway Downs Equestrian in Temecula, California. Progressive exercises at the Novice and Training Levels include circles...

During a clinic at Galway Downs Equestrian in Temecula, California, international eventer Tom McEwen answered questions about American vs. British eventers and the trainers and mentors who have brought him along to the sport's highest levels.

Tom was a member of the British gold medal-winning Ol...

Buck Davidson, a Pan American Games medalist and five-star eventer, works with a four-star pair preparing for competition. He coaches the pair through a gymnastic line while working on rideability. They work on getting the horse to use his body while the rider allows the horse to lengthen his nec...

Five-star eventer Buck Davidson works with a four-star pair getting back into shape for competition. They work on getting the horse to rock back on his haunches while the rider allows him to lengthen his neck and use his body over the fences. Davidson coaches the pair through a gymnastic line whi...

Five-star eventer Sharon White coaches two students on how to ride the stretchy circle. She explains the importance of the movement and the mechanics of teaching your horse to stretch forward to the bit. Sharon emphasizes riding from the inside leg to outside rein, how flexion influences the stre...

Sharon White, Pan American Games team silver medalist and five-star eventer, explains the strategy of riding the stretchy circle, including the importance of practicing this movement and the rider’s aids. She offers tips on what to do if your horse speeds up or if he resists coming back onto the ...

Sharon White, Pan American Games team silver medalist and five-star eventer, explains how to ride the stretchy circle. She works with a student on a young horse to obtain a beautiful stretch, discussing the input from the rider and how to ask for a forward stretch. After picking the horse up, the...

Sharon White, Pan American Games team silver medalist and five-star eventer, coaches two students on how to ride the stretchy circle. She explains the importance of the movement and the mechanics of teaching your horse to stretch forward to the bit. Her students ride a three-loop serpentine and w...

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Kevin Babington works with a student on the flat and over fences. On the flat they work on rider position exercises and then focus on how to get a horse who is stuck in his body and behind the leg moving forward. They then work over cavalletti and some courses, applying what they worked on during...

Kevin Babington answers questions about his training philosophy, Olympic experience, the recovery process after his riding accident, what he’s learned from horses and more.

Kevin Babington works with a student on the flat and over fences. On the flat, he focuses on balance and straightness and controlling the outside shoulder to have control of the inside leg. They then work over a cavalletti exercise, followed by a two-fence warm up on figure-eight and then some co...

AnnA Buffini demonstrates her method for training trot lengthenings from a young horse through the upper levels. By ensuring the horse pushes from behind and moves in an uphill way from the beginning, each new type of lengthening introduced — lengthening to medium to extended — seamlessly builds ...

Five-star eventer Ashley Johnson continues coaching Beginner Novice and Novice pairs during a cross-country schooling session. She advises her students on how to school through water, over a mound and jump a corner and a trakehner as well as practice short courses. Ashley also explains how to use...

Five-star eventer Ashley Johnson continues coaching Beginner Novice and Novice pairs during a cross-country schooling session. The students school through water, over a mound and jump a corner and a trakehner as well as practice short courses. Also, Ashley explains how to ride a Novice corner and...

AnnA Buffini discusses what drives her toward her goals, her favorite training exercises, how she keeps her horses happy and healthy and more.

AnnA is a young dressage professional based in San Diego, California. She has been part of the U.S. Dressage Team, competing on five major international...

Five-star eventer Ashley Johnson coaches Beginner Novice and Novice horse-and rider pairs during a cross-country schooling session. She discusses working through lack of confidence at a ditch, the importance of keeping the horse coming from the leg, and her philosophy on letting the horse have a ...

AnnA Buffini shows you how to develop flying changes through the levels. She begins by ensuring crisp walk-canter transitions and developing the quality of the canter before progressing through the tempi changes. AnnA demonstrates how she patiently and systematically works through training challe...

Five-star eventer Ashley Johnson coaches Beginner Novice and Novice horse-and rider pairs during a cross-country schooling session. She explains the benefits of trotting small fences during the warm-up. The students then school a ditch, followed by practicing a small course that includes tables, ...

AnnA Buffini demonstrates how lateral movements build on each other through a horse’s development. She begins with a leg-yield at the trot and builds up to canter half-pass and zig-zags. AnnA explains the importance of “layering” lateral movements to fix training issues and ensure success while m...

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...

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...

Steffen Peters continues to help an Intermediate pair school advanced dressage movements on day two of the clinic. Steffen encourages explaining the degree of collection to the horse rather than forcing it, thus keeping the training experience positive. The pair works on passage, canter pirouette...