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NAF Five Star Performance Awards

Your Horse, 02 April 2012 16:28

Make sure you are clued up on the NAF Five Star Performance Awards before you start your show jumping season... 1* If you’re new to show jumping or lacking experience thislevel will give you the foundations you need to work up from through the stars 1* includes the basics from mounting and dismounting safely to riding a 90cm course ...

Eventing plan

Your Horse, 02 March 2012 10:35

Why now’s the time to plan your horse’s fitness regime so he’s raring to go as the eventing season starts You’ve made the entries for your first spring events, and now it’s time to ensure that both you and your horse are fit enough to cope with the ultimate equestrian test. Your horse will have lost fitness over the winter. ...

Go clear everytime

Your Horse, 18 February 2012 13:21

Put some gymnastic work into your jump schooling to improve your horse’s balance, impulsion and stamina over a course – and your scores! Take a look at our exercises... Put simply, gymnastic exercises for horses comprise grids or ground poles and jumps — often one or two strides apart — and can be set up countless different ways. Your horse’s ...

Train like a pro | Dressage

Your Horse, 06 February 2012 12:00

With the likes of Olympic dressage rider Isabell Werth following the German scales of training, here’s how they can be applied to your schooling, whether you’re an aspiring Grand Prix rider or about to do your first Prelim test. When it comes to hours spent training their horses, dressage riders probably beat the other disciplines hands down. But what are ...

Step by Step guide to Long-reining

Your Horse, 27 April 2011 15:58

Long-reining is a great way to introduce your horse to new aids, improve acceptance and submission, and introduce lateral work. But it needs to be done carefully, always bearing in mind that your horse may not understand what you’re asking of him. Fred and Rowena are experts, so here, with ex-racehorse Oscar, they give you a step-by-step guide to long-reining, as ...

How to ride in reverse

Your Horse, 04 March 2011 09:24

What is it? In a test situation, judges will be looking for a specified number of controlled backward steps. The horse should move diagonal pairs, as in trot. The judges want to see a good connection over the horse’s back, while he stays in a nice outline, not coming up against the rider’s hand. The idea is that you build ...

The Verdict

Your Horse, 07 February 2011 17:22

The Trainer Rachel’s not going to have a safe, pleasurable ride until she has Ed listening and doing what she asks.This horse is six years old and he’s learning a life of crime. Rachel needs to take charge and stop accepting this kind of behaviour from him. I would advise her to do lots of canter to walk transitions at ...

Getting it right

Your Horse, 07 February 2011 17:19

Now that Rachel is back in control, Tim sets up a small cross and tells her to bring Ed over it. Ed has a bit of a look and thinks about stopping. He breaks into trot for a couple of strides but, secure in the saddle, Rachel is able to push him on and keep him going forwards over the ...

Under Control

Your Horse, 07 February 2011 17:18

Before we do any more jumping I want to make sure you’ve got a bit more control,” says Tim. He tells Rachel to walk Ed on a 20m circle. “Make a transition to trot, trot for six strides and then come back to walk. Bring your body back as you make the downward transition. Good.” They quickly move on to ...

Sorting out the gear

Your Horse, 07 February 2011 17:16

“Your gear is not helping you at all,” says Tim. “In particular, your saddle is putting you in completely the wrong position, it’s causing your legs to swing back and your body to tip forward – that’s why you’re so vulnerable when he stops.” Tim gets Rachel to jump off and fits one of his own saddles on Ed’s back. ...

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