On the second day of his clinic at Galway Downs Equestrian in Temecula, California, international eventer Tom McEwen continues working with the Training horses and riders on suppleness and control using simulated cross-country jumps in the arena. He emphasizes straightness before and after each j...

On the second day of his clinic at Galway Downs Equestrian in Temecula, California, international eventer Tom McEwen continues working with the Preliminary horses and riders on suppleness and control using simulated cross-country jumps in the arena. He emphasizes straightness before and after eac...

On the second day of his clinic at Galway Downs Equestrian in Temecula, California, international eventer Tom McEwen continues working with the Novice/Training horses and riders on suppleness and control using simulated cross-country jumps in the arena. He emphasizes straightness before and after...

On the second day of his clinic at Galway Downs Equestrian in Temecula, California, international eventer Tom McEwen works with the Beginner Novice horses and riders on suppleness and control using simulated cross-country jumps in the arena. He emphasizes straightness before and after each jump, ...

On the second day of his clinic at Galway Downs Equestrian in Temecula, California, international eventer Tom McEwen works the Novice horses and riders on suppleness and control using simulated cross-country jumps in the arena. He emphasizes straightness before and after each jump, developing and...

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 Ashley Johnson continues coaching Beginner Novice and Novice pairs during a cross-country schooling session. The students school through water, over a mound and jump a corner and a trakehner as well as practice short courses. Also, Ashley explains how to ride a Novice corner and...

Five-star eventer Ashley Johnson continues coaching Beginner Novice and Novice pairs during a cross-country schooling session. She advises her students on how to school through water, over a mound and jump a corner and a trakehner as well as practice short courses. Ashley also explains how to use...

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, ...

Five-star eventer Ashley Johnson coaches Beginner Novice and Novice horse-and rider pairs during a cross-country schooling session. She discusses working through lack of confidence at a ditch, the importance of keeping the horse coming from the leg, and her philosophy on letting the horse have a ...

Respected clinician and eventer Robin Walker works with a Training Level amateur rider and her young horse on developing a quality canter in the arena and out in the field. He has his student work on adjustability in the arena then uses small slopes in the field to test her ability to keep a bala...

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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Buck Davidson now has the riders do a more challenging course including changes of terrain, a coffin, bank, rolltops and tables. The more advanced horse does a sharply angled brush combination. Improvements include riding with the correct rein length, better rider position, and more adjustability...

The riders and horses now tackle courses with the chance to gallop between fences and rebalance. They ride an interesting obstacle that is a sunken road in one direction and a roller coaster with a log in and out in the other. Buck Davidson points out to the riders the importance of finding their...

Buck Davidson schools a group of upper-level riders on their first cross-country outing after the winter, with one horse having been on cross country only a handful of times. The opening exercises use a controlled number of strides between tiny log fences. The challenge becomes more complex when ...

Buck Davidson schools a group of upper-level riders on their first cross-country outing after the winter, with one horse having been on cross country only a handful of times. This variation of horses provides a great opportunity to watch skilled riders work through challenging cross country exerc...

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...

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...

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...

Trailer: Seven-time Olympic eventer Phillip Dutton works with three upper-level riders on their first cross-country schooling of the spring. The variety of horses provides an excellent opportunity to see a range of successfully schooled fences. They school banks, ditches, corners and water.

Part 1: Seven-time Olympian Phillip Dutton schools a group of top riders on their first cross-country school of the spring. The three horses are quite different, and his advice is specific to each. One horse becomes heavy the longer the horse goes, one is very experienced and doesn’t need to jump...