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...

Part 2: Seven-time Olympian Phillip Dutton and three upper-level riders continue to work on keeping the rhythm and quality of the canter as they school banks, coffins and water.

David O'Connor continues discussing the responsibilities of the rider by asking the group why they might change a horse's speed going into a fence. The riders then introduce themselves and their horse and what level they are working at. David makes some thoughtful observation about tack, includin...

Part 1: Robin introduces the young rider and her talented warmblood mare who are successfully competing at one star level. He explains that the mare is dragging the rider into fences and the rider is breaking rhythm and struggling while trying to correct this. Robin shares that although in an ide...

Trailer for rider, trainer and ICP Level 4 USEA Instructor, Robin Walker's Trying Different Bits & Nosebands session. Join Robin as he works with a horse who tends to drag the rider through fences, on the cross country course. They try different bits and nosebands to try to create a softer, and m...

To begin their cross-country school, William has the riders start over small, inviting jumps to warm up. He wants the horses to go in a forward and soft rhythm to stay relaxed. This gives both horses and riders the chance build confidence.

William coaches riders over ditches alone first and then with fences before and after the ditch. His emphasis is on riding the horse straight. If the horse spooks and stops at a ditch, William wants him to jump it from a standstill. He stresses to put the leg on and stay with the horse if it hesi...

William has the riders jump up and down a bank. He tells them to imagine it is level ground with jumps and not think of it as jumping up and down. He wants everyone to stay relaxed. The canter should be collected so that even if they get deep they are still able to jump up or down the bank.

William wants the riders to keep the same canter rhythm up and down the hills. He doesn't want them to let their horses break to trot. They need to keep cantering, keep their balance, keep their reins short and stay organized.

They end the day at the water complex starting with trotting in and cantering out. When they add a jump, William tells them to keep the canter short through the water so the horses don't get too fast and flat. They finish with a short course that includes the water.

William has riders start over small jumps to warm up. This gives the horses the chance to see some jumps and build confidence. He wants the horses to go in a forward and soft rhythm.

William coaches riders over ditches first and then ditches with fences before and after the ditch. Adding the jumps makes the rider stay straight over the ditch to avoid a run out. If the horse spooks and stops at a ditch, William wants him to jump it from a standstill.

The riders next school banks as part of a series of jumps. William advises them not to let the horses get too quick. The horses should have a bouncy canter, and the rider should be sitting up straight. He wants all of the riders to keep looking up and ahead, especially on the down side of a bank.