Eventing

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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  • Does Your Horse Look For Their Fence? | David O'Connor | PART 04

    Episode 1

    Part 4: David continues to work with the riders, reminding them to give and soften around the course. One rider has a tendency to set his hands on the horse's neck when landing. David explains why this is a common issue with eventers, but it's inappropriate for show jumping where the hands should...

  • Deep Distances | Phillip Dutton | PART 02

    Episode 2

    Phillip reminds riders of the importance of getting a deeper distance into a jump, and then allowing and providing a soft contact over the jump. He explains the importance of being able to jump out of stride, and also jump at a gallop while going across country. While riders practice taking fence...

  • Deep Distances | Phillip Dutton | PART 03

    Episode 3

    Phillip explains the importance of creating a horse that is thinking on the way into the jump. Working around a challenging course of gymnastics, riders are required to create a canter that can be adjusted to be more forward, or shortened up. By increasing the adjustability of the canter stride, ...

  • Daily Tuning For The Event Horse - Part 4

    Episode 4

    Part 4: Tamie works on the suppleness of the horse's body and making sure he's moving off her leg. Explaining how the horse has improved through each exercise, Tamie reiterates the purpose of her session components. To finish, viewers watch Tamie tackle an oxer and see the culmination of everythi...

  • Daily Tuning For The Event Horse - Part 3

    Episode 5

    Part 3: Tamie revisits the evolution of eventing and the importance of a rideable horse, before proceeding with an exercise that helps to develop this. Working through the exercise on both reins, Tamie uses poles and a set of fences to create more bend around the inside leg. She systematically im...

  • Daily Tuning For The Event Horse - Part 2

    Episode 6

    Part 2: Viewers watch Tamie work over ground poles at the canter as she dictates her aids, corrections and observations live. As the horse presents unique challenges, Tamie has the opportunity to explain exercises to help correct common issues. By dictating her aids, Tamie gives viewers a bluepri...

  • Daily Tuning For The Event Horse - Part 1

    Episode 7

    Part 1: Tamie introduces the horse she is currently working with daily, and provides viewers with some background on their training so far. With an emphasis on simplicity, Tamie explains her own daily training philosophies, centered around the important key principles of connection and rideability.

  • Bringing Along Two Youngsters | Bruce Davidson | TRAILER

    Episode 8

    Trailer for Olympic Event rider and international breeder, Bruce Davidson's Bringing Along Two Youngsters session. Bruce works with riders to bring alone two different young horses. Learn Bruce's philosophy on correctly starting the young horse, what he looks for, and the process he uses in his o...

  • Bringing Along Two Youngsters | Bruce Davidson | PART 01

    Episode 9

    Part 1: Bruce explains that he first likes to see a young horse free schooling to ascertain where they are balanced and comfortable, and he aims not to change this balance. To teach horses to jump, Bruce likes to see what they have to offer natural and build from there. They work through one of t...

  • Bringing Along Two Youngsters | Bruce Davidson | PART 02

    Episode 10

    Part 2: The group beings to work over fences. Bruce supports a rider whose young mare is pulling her over the fences. hey focus on finding and keeping a connection without allowing the pulling behavior to continue. As the horses gain confidence, Bruce raises the fences. When one horse has a rub, ...

  • Bringing Along Two Youngsters | Bruce Davidson | PART 03

    Episode 11

    Part 3: Bruce encourages the riders to focus on uphill movement and using the half halt for engagement. When a horse tends to collapse in the canter, Bruce works with the rider to use half halts to put his hind end back under him and create a better transition. As the horses gain confidence in th...

  • Bringing Along Two Youngsters | Bruce Davidson | PART 04

    Episode 12

    Part 4: Bruce works with a rider and her talented young gelding over some fences. He coaches the rider to allow the horse his own balance on his top line as he jump, as he tends to be too heavy on the hand and look very curled up. He supports the rider while she brings her hands low and riders th...

  • Bouncy Show Jumping Canter | Hawley Bennet | TRAILER

    Episode 13

    Olympian Hawley Bennett, gives a lesson on creating a bouncy canter for show jumping. Hawley works with students to improve their feel and timing to understand when to wait and when to ride on, to create the correct number of strides and the correct quality in the canter.

  • Bouncy Show Jumping Canter | Hawley Bennet | PART 01

    Episode 14

    Part 1: Hawley Bennet explains that when the horse is usually tired after Cross Country, it's the rider's job to get their canter back together and organized into a bouncy gait for the show jumping. She sets up an exercise with ground poles to help the riders achieve this and also train their eye...

  • Bouncy Show Jumping Canter | Hawley Bennet | PART 02

    Episode 15

    Part 2: Hawley discusses technique for jumping a skinny, reminding the riders to get to the base of the jump and come in with their legs on from a really bouncy canter. The riders jump around a course including the canter poles, and Hawley works with them to ride all the way to each fence, rather...

  • Arena Exercise To Improve Technique | Boyd Martin | TRAILER

    Episode 16

    Olympic gold medalist Boyd Martin works with a group riders in the stadium to improve their jumping technique. He puts together an exercise which he has set up at his own barn. the exercise uses a series of poles on a circle to help the horse raise their withers and create a nicer shape over the ...

  • Arena Exercise To Improve Technique | Boyd Martin | PART 01

    Episode 17

    Part 1: Boyd Martin teaches a group lesson in the stadium with the goal of improving jumping technique. The riders warm up while Boyd provides feedback on their position and sets some goals for the session. They work on lengthening and compressing the trot and canter strides in preparation for co...

  • Arena Exercise To Improve Technique | Boyd Martin | PART 02

    Episode 18

    Part 2: Boyd sets up a line of two fences and asks the riders to jump them in a shorter five stride and a longer four. He explains that the first fence is critical in establishing the distance and works with the riders to create a shorter stride to be able to add, or a longer stride to get there ...

  • Arena Exercise To Improve Technique | Boyd Martin | PART 03

    Episode 19

    Part 3: Boyd has the rider execute a series of turns working through the grid in order to help them stop twisting through their body. He reminds them of the weight of their head and how sensitive a horse is to a even to a fly to illustrate how much a crooked position can affect their jump. Boyd a...

  • Arena Exercise To Improve Technique | Boyd Martin | PART 04

    Episode 20

    Part 4: Boyd has the riders jump around a course, putting into action everything they learned through the gymnastic exercises. He reminds them to always jump the first fence as a change of direction when possible, as this encourages the horse to be straight over the fences. Boyd works with each r...