Highly decorated medalist for Great Britain, Ian Stark, talks through the cross country course he designed at Rebecca Farm. Going through each element in turn, Ian gives a valuable look into his thinking through each part of the design. He shares some of the challenges in each section, and provid...

Part 1: Highly decorated medalist for Great Britain, Ian Stark, talks through the cross country course he designed at Rebecca Farm. Going through each element in turn, Ian gives a valuable look into his thinking through each part of the design. He shares some of the challenges in each section, an...

Part 1: Robin introduces the Novice level rider who he will be coaching. Working over a small skinny, he offers valuable advice on maintaining a consistent canter into take off for a fence. Viewers enjoy the front seat, as Robin explains his preferred jumping position and how this influences the ...

Part 5: The riders gain confidence in cantering the ditch which quickly reveals who is not riding the correct line. Kim works to have all of them easily find and stay on the line. They focus on riding in straighter which results in the horses being able to jump out of stride. One rider continues ...

Part 4: Kim works with a rider whose horse is running out, and reminds her of the importance of supporting the horse with the aids. She then brings the riders to the ditch where they begin working over it in trot. As the horses gain confidence they progress to a canter. Kim discusses the importan...

Part 3: Kim emphasizes the importance of having a plan. She coaches the rider to choose the angle of the jump to facilitate the corresponding turns. The riders jump around the course again and Kim offers individual feedback. Many of them need to work on quieter hands and better shoulder position,...

Part 2: Kim alters the time available and has the riders adjust accordingly. Many find the course easier to jump while riding more forward, but they also have more difficulty in gauging their time at a higher speed. As the riders jump around, Kim offers insights into their position. They again re...

Part 1: Riders tackle a novice cross country course. Kim challenges them to keep pace in additional to having safe and effective fences. Viewers and onlooking riders can weigh in on each riders round and the speed they think they're going, before Kim reveals their actual time.

Trailer for Olympic Event rider and international breeder, Bruce Davidson's Novice Cross Country lesson. Bruce works with a Novice level rider on the cross country course to finesse her ride. When they run into issues at the water, Bruce helps her get her horse more responsive to leg. He works on...

Part 6: Bruce reminds the riders not to stick their legs forward going down drops. He explains that the leg should always be at the girth and on the horse, using top riders as examples of this. He advises the one rider whose horse can be disobedient to use the stick if needed, and then be able to...

Part 5: As the horses and riders gain confidence, Bruce increases the challenge. They apply the principles learned schooling the bank, to introduce a ditch that's bigger than either of the riders have jumped before. Bruce reminds the riders to keep the reins bridged as they tackle the sunken road.

Part 4: Bruce works with the riders at the bank. When one rider lets his horse trip off the bank and scrape her tendons, he struggles to get her to go back down it. Bruce works with him to illustrate his mistake and assist him in building the mare's confidence again. The other rider struggles to ...

Part 3: Bruce supports a rider who gets wound up as the fences push a little higher than he's been used to. He coaches him to relax and breathe, and not be intimidated by the lesson and by the horse getting a little strong into the bigger fences. He supports him with his brave mare, an they work ...

Part 2: Bruce works with the riders at the water. When one horse canters right off the edge without looking and trips into the water, he creates a teachable moment. He encourages the rider to soften the reins and let the horse look at what she's doing, as this is critical for safety, especially i...

Part 1: The rider warms up over some of the small cross country fences. Bruce coaches them to avoid water skiing. The mare lets the rider lean on the contact, but Bruce notes that she's avoiding balancing herself in doing this. He advises the rider not to abandon her, but coax her to soften and b...

Liz Halliday-Sharp brings us a cross country schooling session where she helps a talented horse and rider combination work through a stop they’d had at a previous show. By encouraging the rider to keep her leg on for instant communication they successfully navigate water, ditches, corners and a s...

On to the water! They begin by jumping a rolltop into the water and walking while still in the water. They jump a couple of different lines in the water with fences both in and out and then go to ditches and a sunken road. Liz continues to remind her to keep a feel with her legs, so they are ther...

The rider remounts after advice on what bit to try with him. As they jump their first few fences, Liz stresses that they keep it calm with her leg wrapped around him. She explains that for angles, skinnies and corners, she should never tip her shoulders forward until the front feet leave the grou...

Liz Halliday-Sharp joins EventingTraining.com with this cross country school with a Training rider and horse building a new relationship. Liz starts out by riding and schooling him through the water where he’d had a stop at his previous show. She finds that he takes over and then backs off, so sh...

Part 3: The difficulty of the course is increased with the addition of a water element. Mark works with a rider to create forward energy to keep the horse focused and help prevent spooking. The emphasis of the session continues to be on maintaining the rhythm and riding in a correct position, bot...

Part 2: Mark increases the difficulty by adding a skinny going downhill. Riders are challenged to keep their horses forward without gaining speed. Mark discusses the importance of rider position, particularly sitting up, on the approach to the fence, and maintaining that all-important rhythm. To ...

PART 2: Riders each tackle the course individually while Ian offers feedback. Two of the riders work on sitting down in the saddle through their combinations and riding with their legs and seat so the horse doesn't drop behind their leg. Ian uses the analogy of squeezing out a tube of toothpaste ...

Part 3: The auditors continue to critique the riders and the commentary becomes more in depth and constructive with Yogi's guidance. Touching on common issues such as riding on the forehand and not staying engaged, Yogi provides perspective. He reiterates the value in selecting and appreciating t...