Training & Top Tips

There’s no doubt that one of the biggest concerns for everyone, while the UK is in lockdown, is how to maintain fitness levels. With the new regulations meaning even tighter rules on our ability...

Hi, Edward here, I hope you are all well and coping ok with the coronavirus outbreak. I thought I would let you know how it’s affecting the judges and coaches. As all British Dressage e...

Many, many years ago, I worked briefly in the racing industry. Very briefly, it wasn’t the place for me. But, a couple of valuable lessons came up. One of which, was overhearing a young apprenti...

Before a competition and in between competitions it’s vital to practice at home, reflecting on what went well and then working on the bits that didn’t. In dressage, identifying the weaknes...

Eventing season is looming which means it's time to polish up our techniques and combat any underlying issue that you faced last season. A common problem a lot of riders face is holding a straight lin...

As an event rider, it's hard to know how best to prepare for the Eventing season. Rachael tells us how she prepares herself and her horse, Bailey, and runs through her training plan for each disciplin...

Every dressage test starts with the centre line. This is the first impression you will make on the judge, so make it count! Make It Straight; Look at the judge (don’t forget to smile &nda...

Sitting trot is easier said than done, especially if you have a horse who tends to be rather bouncy or you haven’t done it in quite some time! But we’re here to help! So here are some t...

Hi, Edward here, This time I’m going to give you some tips and tricks to help improve your dressage scores: 1. The centre line: This happens twice on the test, once at the start and...

Do you have a problem with your lower leg swinging back when you jump? Then there are many things to consider, but the main areas to start looking at are the length of your stirrups, your jumping posi...

The dark nights have started to set in and every night it’s getting darker earlier and earlier. It’s hard not to lose motivation when the weather starts to change, but here are a couple of...

During winter our bodies and muscles, as well as our horses', are naturally colder so it's important to give your horse a lot of time to warm up, gradually increasing their body temperature. Typically...

I’ve been spending more and more of my time teaching long reining this year, which is awesome, because I love it, it’s amazing to see the horses and riders changing, and the riders love it...

So as you may have noticed if you follow our page on Facebook or Instagram in 2018 we were affiliated, but as of the last quarter of the year Bailey went out of work due to personal circumstances. At ...

I like each session we do to be very different from the last. The reason for this is I like to break up the schooling so he doesn’t go sour just doing one thing all the time – he can also ...

We regularly set up grids to work on striding and elasticity. Gymnastic exercises are much more important for horses than scope testing or even jumping courses, they actually give the horses the skill...

Hi, This time I’m going to talk about flying changes. Flying changes are an important part of both dressage and show jumping, for dressage they come into play at advanced medium level and f...

Hello, Edward here, This time I thought I would talk about the importance of the warmup when riding and provide some top tips to help perfect yours, The warmup is very important when riding, ...

Hi Edward here, This time I’m going to be talking about how to maximise your score when competing in dressage. Tips before competing: Make sure that you know your test ...

This time I’ve decided to design an adaptable exercise which can be beneficial when jumping to help with balance. This layout is great as you don’t need a huge arena and you can do num...