Peter Gray, international team rider, coach and judge, explains why the free walk is important and how to ride it. He coaches a pair as they demonstrate the free walk on a 20-meter circle and notes what judges are looking for as they observe the movement.

Peter Gray had a notable career as an in...

Robin Walker works with a Preliminary rider returning to eventing after a hiatus. The rider schools her strong, young horse over Novice level cross-country fences. Robin has the rider adjust her position on the approach so she isn’t too defensive or overriding the fences.

Originally from Englan...

Five-star eventer Buck Davidson works with a Preliminary pair to develop quickness in the horse’s hind-end. He uses a figure-eight exercise to encourage the horse to sit and push from behind with better balance. As they move on to course work, Davidson points out that the horse tends to spin his ...

Five-star eventer Sharon White coaches a student in a stadium jumping lesson emphasizing the right amount of aids at the right time for the horse. Sharon has a gymnastic line with raised rails between the fences to work on the horse’s footwork and help create the canter and power needed for bigge...

“S” level dressage judge Jodi Ely leads this ride-a-test for Second Level Test 3. The rider goes through the test while Jodi scores the movements. Afterward, Jodi discusses what movements could be improved, including the upward transitions, shoulder-in and travers.

In addition to being an “S” le...

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...

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...

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, ...

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...

Robin Walker works with a Training Level amateur rider and her young horse on developing a quality canter in the arena and out on cross country. They practice adjustability exercises in the arena before using small slopes in the field to test the pair’s ability to keep a balanced canter.

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Sharon White, Pan American Games team silver medalist and five-star eventer, works on the twelve-foot stride with riders on young horses. She uses poles and small jumps to practice stride length and relaxation and asks the riders to focus on canter departs and halts to improve responsiveness to t...

Five-star eventer Sharon White coaches two riders on young horses as they warm up over cavalletti. She uses cavalletti at the walk and trot to help the horses bring up their backs, loosen their toplines and create roundness. They go over the cavalletti at the canter to conclude the warm-up.

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Elizabeth “Lizzie” Fera, who organized a clinic with Steffen Peters, talks about the insights that she gained from the experience. Lizzie rode her 5-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding in the two-day clinic with Steffen. They worked on lightness, responsiveness to the aids and the start of collectio...

FEI five-star eventing ground jury member Jane Hamlin shares a lesson confirming Intermediate-level eventing dressage skills. She offers insight into what a judge looks for in the test. She also includes a combination of exercises—including shoulder-in to 10-meter circles to shoulder-in to haunch...

Clayton Fredericks introduces horses to skinnies and corners in a show-jumping lesson, using it to prepare for schooling these elements cross country. In Part 1, he focuses on skinny—narrow—fences. He emphasizes that the horses need to be on their line and have the right canter for the fence size...

Susanne von Dietze takes to the saddle and demonstrates her how the rider seat, balance and position affect the horse.

In Part 2 of a cross-country lesson, Sharon White continues helping Training, Modified and Intermediate-level pairs, designing courses for each. Teaching points include riding the line, not the distance; working with mares; and keeping the correct pace. The riders practice various fences includin...

Sharon White, five-star star competitor and 2023 Pan American U.S. team member, takes herself and three riders competing at Training, Modified and Intermediate levels schooling cross country. She shares tips on maintaining the line to a fence, rider position, what to do in case of a runout, keepi...

German Olympic eventer Bettina Hoy shares a dressage lesson in which she works with a rider to improve balance and engagement with her mare. They use test movements such as leg-yield, shoulder-in, renvers and half-pass as well as counter-canter and canter–walk transitions.

Caroline Pamukcu’s head rider Lee Maher rides a last school before a spring horse trial on a horse competing at Modified the next weekend. They work on raised cavalletti, a vertical followed by lead changes, an oxer at different distances and a line with an in-and-out.

Caroline Pamukcu’s head rider Lee Maher schools a horse in a last dressage school before competing at Novice in a spring horse trial the next weekend. He focuses on maintaining the same rhythm in the trot and canter work. He and the horse work on transitions— trot–walk–trot, within the canter and...

US Olympian Becky Holder works with riders at the Novice and Training level to create a balanced and obedient horse on the flat, which translates to better jumps. She works with one rider whose horse tends to get tense in the neck and assists her in creating and maintaining forward energy. By com...

Trailer 1 for two time Olympic Gold Medalist, Phillip Dutton's, Riding Forward On Cross Country Session. Join Phillip as he illustrates the importance of riding forward and keeping the horse in front of the leg on the cross country course. From creating confidence, to spotting a distance, Phillip...