Category: Lessons

Edwina Tops-Alexander’s Simple Guide to Walking Strides

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – April 08, 2021 – Learn from one of the best with Edwina Tops-Alexander‘s (AUS) simple guide to walking strides and why it is important. What are show jumping distances?In order to ride combinations and distances confidently, it is important for the rider to know […]

Tips & Tricks with Margie Goldstein-Engle

Wellington, Florida, USA – June 18, 2020 – Margie Goldstein-Engle (USA) brings her wealth of experience to this week’s Tips & Tricks, sharing a ‘simple’ exercise to work on adaptability, responsiveness and control. She places two poles on a straight line, and describes how the rider can vary […]

Tips & Tricks with Anna Kellnerová

Prague, Czech Republic – June 11, 2020 – This week, Anna Kellnerová (CZE) gives us a quick and simple exercise that she has found invaluable in her training. The exercises uses two small verticals on one stride (around 6 metres between fences), which she usually places on the short […]

Tips & Tricks with Jane Richard Philips

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – June 04, 2020 – This week, Jane Richard Philips (SUI) brings us not one, but three great exercises in Tips & Tricks! The first uses a series of poles on a circle, and aims to build control, impulsion, balance and confidence in varying directions […]

Tips & Tricks with Dani G. Waldman

Putten, The Netherlands – May 22, 2020 – This week, Dani G. Waldman (ISR) takes a different approach to Tips & Tricks, with some great preparation exercises that can be used before competition or other important moments. She explains how visualisation of the course and exactly what she […]

The Insider: Tips & Tricks with Peder Fredricson

Valkenswaard, Netherlands – May 17, 2020 – Our Tips and Tricks feature series continues this week with an interesting jumping exercise from Peder Fredricson (SWE). In this video, Peder shares his thoughts on the best ways to train horses ready for competition – training exercises and techniques that […]

Tips & Tricks with the Philippaerts Brothers

Brussels, Belgium – May 15, 2020 – Olivier and Nicola Philippaerts treat us to some interesting exercises in this week’s Tips and Tricks – the first being one that Olivier uses to develop his horse’s straightness and athleticism, working with lines that he often sees in courses to […]