Eventing
3 Seasons
Eventing, an Olympic sport, is best described as an equestrian triathlon. The sport originated as a cavalry test and is comprised of three phases: dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. Eventing tests horse and rider pairs more completely than any other. Learn from the best eventing riders and trainers in the world. Search for your favorite coach or by training topic.
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Four-Star Stadium School | Buck Davidson
Episode 1
Buck Davidson, a Pan American Games medalist and five-star eventer, works with a four-star pair preparing for competition. He coaches the pair through a gymnastic line while working on rideability. They work on getting the horse to use his body while the rider allows the horse to lengthen his nec...
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Four-Star Stadium School | Buck Davidson | TRAILER
Episode 2
Five-star eventer Buck Davidson works with a four-star pair getting back into shape for competition. They work on getting the horse to rock back on his haunches while the rider allows him to lengthen his neck and use his body over the fences. Davidson coaches the pair through a gymnastic line whi...
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32:15Episode 3
Twelve-Foot Stride | Sharon White
Episode 3
Five-star eventer Sharon White works with riders on young horses as they practice the twelve-foot stride. She uses poles and small jumps to work on stride length and relaxation. Sharon asks the riders to focus on details, such as canter departs and halts, to get their horses listening to their ai...
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Twelve-Foot Stride | Sharon White | TRAILER
Episode 4
Sharon White, Pan American Games team silver medalist and five-star eventer, works on the twelve-foot stride with riders on young horses. She uses poles and small jumps to practice stride length and relaxation and asks the riders to focus on canter departs and halts to improve responsiveness to t...
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Cavalletti to Prepare for Jumping | Sharon White
Episode 5
Sharon White, Pan American Games team silver medalist and five-star eventer, works with two riders on young horses as they warm up over cavalletti before jumping. She uses cavalletti at the walk, trot and canter to help the horses bring up their backs, loosen their toplines and create roundness. ...
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Cavalletti to Prepare for Jumping | Sharon White | TRAILER
Episode 6
Five-star eventer Sharon White coaches two riders on young horses as they warm up over cavalletti. She uses cavalletti at the walk and trot to help the horses bring up their backs, loosen their toplines and create roundness. They go over the cavalletti at the canter to conclude the warm-up.
Shar...
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Self-Carriage | Jennie Brannigan | PART 03
Episode 7
For the end of the lesson, Jennie Brannigan raises the fences in the cavalletti line. She asks the Intermediate-level rider to open up the horse’s stride before jumping the line to work on the adjustability and rideability. Jennie and the student talk about how useful these exercises can be to im...
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Self-Carriage | Jennie Brannigan | PART 02
Episode 8
For the next part of the lesson, Jennie Brannigan and the Intermediate-level student continue to work on the horse’s self-carriage. Jennie has the rider reverse the cavalletti exercise and adds a line of bounces to an oxer. During the transitions, they work on making each transition come from the...
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Self-Carriage | Jennie Brannigan | PART 01
Episode 9
Jennie Brannigan, five-star and U.S. team rider, shares a show-jumping lesson with an Intermediate-level pair. Jennie has the rider walk cavalletti on a curve, reversing direction with a turn on the haunches. This helps the horse with self-carriage. Jennie then adds two cavalletti jumps on a curv...
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02:41Episode 10
Self-Carriage | Jennie Brannigan | TRAILER
Episode 10
Five-star and U.S. team eventer Jennie Brannigan and an Intermediate-level rider demonstrate how simple low fences and exercises can dramatically improve a horse’s self-carriage for both jumping and dressage. Cavalletti and ground poles are used to develop a more balanced horse. Then Jennie adds ...
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Gymnastics and Courses | Ian Stark | PART 04
Episode 11
Part 4: Ian Stark takes to the saddle of a talented mare who has been very against the hand in his lesson. He jumps her around with a focus on less leg and encouraging a light contact, and recommends her rider mix up how she is being jumped, incorporating corners and turns to surprise her and kee...
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04:04Episode 12
Stadium Jumping | Ashley Johnson | Trailer
Episode 12
Eventer Ashley Johnson shares a lesson in stadium jumping with a group of three riders, including a Training level student working on softness, a Novice student riding a hot former jumper and a student who is gaining back her confidence riding a retired eventer. They work on a gymnastic exercise ...
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Stadium Jumping – Single Fences | Ashley Johnson | PART 05
Episode 13
The hot chestnut mare goes through the exercise one more time, this time in a much calmer frame of mind. The Training level gelding works on skills needed for upper-level horses, in particular changing his shape for the fence. Ashley Johnson sets single fences to see if the footwork exercises the...
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Stadium Jumping – Collection Exercise with Jump | Ashley Johnson | PART 04
Episode 14
In the prior exercise (PART 03), Ashley Johnson created an exercise by having a square of ground poles with a pole laid diagonally across the middle. Now, she raises the diagonal pole to a low vertical. The Training Level horse improves his canter quality in the exercise and rounding his bascule ...
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Stadium Jumping - Saddle Fit, Collection Exercise | Ashley Johnson | PART 03
Episode 15
Ashley Johnson adds a saddle pad with shims to one of the horses that was having trouble moving his shoulders. The riders then work to increase the collection gained in the previous exercise by having a square of ground poles with a pole laid diagonally across the middle. The retired eventer cant...
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Stadium Jumping – Canter Poles | Ashley Johnson | PART 02
Episode 16
After the horses warm up, the first exercise is cantering rails on the ground, making sure the horses have the proper canter on approach. The retired eventing gelding uses 7 feet between the rails, and trainer Ashley Johnson tightens the distance up to 6 feet for the more nervous chestnut Thoroug...
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Stadium Jumping – Warm-Up | Ashley Johnson | PART 01
Episode 17
Ashley Johnson shares a lesson in stadium jumping with a varied group of three riders, including a Training level student working on softness, a Novice student riding a former jumper and a student who is gaining back her confidence riding a retired eventer. They warm up, giving the retired geldin...
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Introducing Skinnies & Corners | Clayton Fredericks | PART 02
Episode 18
Clayton Fredericks introduces horses to skinny and corner fences in a show-jumping lesson to prepare for these elements cross country. In Part 2, he shares a progression of exercises to bring horses along in their understanding of corners. He begins with a small, narrow corner, gradually widening...
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Introducing Skinnies & Corners | Clayton Fredericks | TRAILER 02
Episode 19
Clayton Fredericks introduces horses to skinny and corner fences in a show-jumping lesson to prepare for these elements cross country. In Part 2, he shares a progression of exercises to bring horses along in their understanding of corners. He begins with a small, narrow corner, gradually widening...
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21:44Episode 20
Jumping Fundamentals | Brian Sabo | PART 04
Episode 20
Part 4: Brian Sabo works with a rider whose horse gets tense in his back when she sits in the saddle. He shares the 'Dorothy Crowell move' with the group, in which the rider moves their hips in motion to match the canter or the gallop as they come down from galloping position and into the saddle....
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Introducing Skinnies and Corners | Clayton Fredericks | PART 01
Episode 21
Clayton Fredericks introduces horses to skinnies and corners in a show-jumping lesson, using it to prepare for schooling these elements cross country. In Part 1, he focuses on skinny—narrow—fences. He emphasizes that the horses need to be on their line and have the right canter for the fence size...
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Introducing Skinnies & Corners | Clayton Fredericks | TRAILER 01
Episode 22
Clayton Fredericks introduces horses to skinnies and corners in a show-jumping lesson, using it to prepare for schooling these elements cross country. In Part 1, he focuses on skinny—narrow—fences. He emphasizes that the horses need to be on their line and have the right canter for the fence size...
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Stadium Clinic with Allison Springer - Trailer 1
Episode 23
Allison Springer hosts a master class on staying "in the motion" with your horse. Teaching various horse and rider combinations, Allison works on correct position, and explains the difference between simply following the horse, and being in the motion with them. Viewers accompany Allison as she t...
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Caroline Pamukcu Eventing—Preparing for Spring Horse Trials—Show Jumping
Episode 24
Caroline Pamukcu’s head rider Lee Maher prepares a horse in a last show-jumping school before competing at Modified in a spring horse trial the next weekend. In the warm-up, Maher and the horse begin trotting over a slightly raised cavalletti both at the trot and the canter. Moving to a vertical,...