Show Jumping | Riding Advice

Want to improve your show jumping, or just starting out? There’s no better place to begin than with this top advice on everything you need to know to do the best you can with top advice from trainers and riders, exercises that can help you and your horse, and videos on what you should be doing...

	Benefits of Gridwork Eventer Nick Turner outlines the benefits that gridwork has on you and your horse... More >
	NAF Five Star Performance Awards Make sure you are clued up on the NAF Five Star Performance Awards before you start your show jumping season... More >
	Perfect your jumping position Without a secure jumping position, you can’t expect to ride a good round. Top show jumper Laura Renwick is here to help you get it right. With jumping, like many things in life, success depends on getting the foundations right. With the basics in place, you can build up your skills with confidence and progression comes more easily. More >
	Beat common jumping problems John-Paul Sheffield reveals his top exercises to beating the most common jumping problems. Take a look at our advice if you're looking for help with rushing fences, avoiding knock-downs, preventing late and early take off, staying straight and find out how to rule out refusals. More >
	Stop your horse refusing at fillers Show jumping trainer, Carol Mailer, gives her top tips to prevent your horse from bouncing on the spot and refusing at fillers. More >
	Go clear everytime 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... More >
	Know your striding You and your horse may have problems with rushing due to over-excitability of the horse/rider, a lack of rhythm or the rider driving the horse into the fence. John-Paul Sheffield show us how to stop rushing fences. More >
	Jumping Indoors Rushing into fences and late and early take off are two jumping problems that can be addressed with the same exercises. John-Paul Sheffield helps us prevent late and early take off. More >
	Types of jumps Take a look at the different types of jumps and the different ways they work your horse. More >