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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Deep Distances | Phillip Dutton | PART 03
Episode 1
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, ...
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Keeping the Contact | Daniel Dockx | PART 01
Episode 2
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Daily Tuning For The Event Horse | Tamie Smith | PART 04
Episode 3
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...
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Daily Tuning For The Event Horse | Tamie Smith | PART 03
Episode 4
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...
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Daily Tuning For The Event Horse | Tamie Smith | PART 02
Episode 5
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.
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Bringing Along Two Youngsters | Bruce Davidson | TRAILER
Episode 6
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...
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Bringing Along Two Youngsters | Bruce Davidson | PART 01
Episode 7
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...
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Bringing Along Two Youngsters | Bruce Davidson | PART 02
Episode 8
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, ...
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Bringing Along Two Youngsters | Bruce Davidson | PART 03
Episode 9
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...
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Bringing Along Two Youngsters | Bruce Davidson | PART 04
Episode 10
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...
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Bouncy Show Jumping Canter | Hawley Bennet | TRAILER
Episode 11
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.
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Bouncy Show Jumping Canter | Hawley Bennet | PART 01
Episode 12
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...
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Bouncy Show Jumping Canter | Hawley Bennet | PART 02
Episode 13
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...
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Arena Exercise To Improve Technique | Boyd Martin | TRAILER
Episode 14
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 ...
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Arena Exercise To Improve Technique | Boyd Martin | PART 01
Episode 15
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...
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Arena Exercise To Improve Technique | Boyd Martin | PART 02
Episode 16
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 ...
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Arena Exercise To Improve Technique | Boyd Martin | PART 03
Episode 17
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...
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Arena Exercise To Improve Technique | Boyd Martin | PART 04
Episode 18
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...