Even with advanced horses, William finds trotting a crossrail beneficial for the horse’s footwork to be jumping from a short distance with no speed. By approaching it in walk and then trotting just a few strides before the jump, the horse is forced to actually look at the jump and think about it.

Buck talks about the lesson he does with a 5* rider on an Intermediate horse that has had issues in show jumping. His goal is to teach the horse the correct technique to help get control of the his body and feet.

Buck Davidson works with a 5* rider on an Intermediate level horse that has had issues in show jumping. His goal is to teach the horse the correct technique to help get control of the his body and feet. This will help build the horse's confidence, and then they can build height and speed.

Join international five-star competitor Sharon White in this very specific exercise designed to change the shape of the horse's jump over an oxer. By watching this skilled rider and horse repeat the exercise, we get an outstanding chance to truly see how to improve the jump.

In the second part of the lesson, after raising the single oxer, they work on riding patiently to the fence without being backwards. They adjust the canter in a sMoller circle before approaching, working towards a jump with bascule and push.

Ashley Johnson, 5-star event rider and coach of the University of Florida Eventing Team, joins us with this wonderful lesson with a Preliminary rider working on keeping the push from behind for show jumping. Her clear and articulate teaching brings great exercises and tips for you to use in your ...

Ashley Johnson watches as her rider and horse warm up to determine what the best exercises will be to get him freer in his back. They work him through the shoulder in at the trot asking for push from behind without increasing his speed, and then go on to the canter using leg yields in and out on ...

In Part 2 of this lesson with 5-star event rider Ashley Johnson, they move on to canter rails with small jumps included to encourage the horse to use his hindquarters. Ashley makes it progressively harder by changing it to an oxer with elevated rails before and after spaced at 18’.

Ashley sets up an exercise of jumping on a turn to encourage the rider to immediately get the horse to land and recover and be ready for the next jump. Going off the left they first go vertical to oxer, and then off the right oxer to vertical.

The next step in this planned warm up is to connect a few fences while riding him forward into the contact. Once his hindquarters are responsive to her leg and they are going forward to the fences, Ashley raises the fences in preparation for riding a course.

In the final part of this lesson with 5-star event rider Ashley Johnson, the preliminary level rider goes through the course twice, concentrating on riding forward out of the turns to keep the power the horse needs to jump successfully.

Are you changing disciplines with your OTTB from Hunter/Jumper to Eventing? Ashley Johnson, 5-star rider and coach of the University of Florida Eventing Team, guides this young rider through a stadium lesson emphasizing connection and bend for a different ride from hunters.

Ashley takes this hunter/jumper rider with her OTTB through some basic flatwork before approaching the fences. They work on connection and bend, first on a circle using a ground pole, as well as holding the reins in a different position.

They continue the ground pole circling exercise at the trot. Ashley helps the rider learn what it is to ride with connection to the bit. They do transitions within the trot and then canter the exercise.

As they go to jump, they work on getting the horse more responsive to the rider's leg. When they add a jump on a circle, they talk about rideability and why it’s necessary as she does courses- to go forward, come back and bend while doing the course.

The next step are single fences in a row in a calm manner with a bend in the turns. They start by jumping a single fence and then circling after it to establish the bend before going to the next jump. Ashley then challenges her with a small course while she decides when she should circle between ...

Ashley asks the rider to recount what she’s learned in the lesson.

Buck Davidson uses this schooling session to help his upper-level event riders work on the effectiveness of their body position, perfecting their balance to the fence to help the horse push off the ground and organize their rides.

Buck begins these riders with a simple gymnastic, gradually widening the oxer in the middle. His coaching helps them approach with the right amount of power for the exercise, find the best jump over the fences and ride the line straight after the last fence.

The first gymnastic is added to a curved line of oxers while Buck challenges the riders to use their body position before the reins to change the balance of the horse.

Jonathan teaches this group lesson beginning with gymnastic exercises to clarify skills for jumping courses. The first exercise consists of trot poles, then a leg yield away, turning back to a line with take-off and landing rails for a small X, leg yielding again to a change if needed, then circl...

The next exercise consists of a vertical and an oxer five strides apart. They start by jumping each element as a single fence and then combining the two while adding a stride in between. Jonathan has them concentrate on rideability, pace and straightness.

Part 3: The riders each jump around the course while Ian observes and then discusses their riding and their horse, with each of them. One rider's horse almost jumps an additional jump when she's slow to react, providing Ian an opportunity to remind her about the importance of her eye in setting t...

With an interesting variety of horses in this lesson, Jonathan Holling creates great gymnastic exercises to warm up for course work. Watch for how to adjust for the young horse, the experienced horse and the very forward horse.