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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Thoughtful Riding, Flatwork & Grids | Allison Springer | PART 02
Episode 1
Part 2: Allison reminds a rider with a horse having some issues, that ultimately all horses seek pressure and release. By not adjusting her body based on what her horse, who has tried to buck and rear, is doing the rider is quieter and creates a line of communication. Allison reiterates good lowe...
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Thoughtful Riding, Flatwork & Grids | Allison Springer | PART 03
Episode 2
Part 3: Allison works with the riders to establish a consistent contact that the horses can rely on and be confident in. They focus on still hands and soft elbows to create this at the trot. Allison reminds the group of the power of asking the horses simple, deliberate questions that they are abl...
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Thoughtful Riding, Flatwork & Grids | Allison Springer | PART 04
Episode 3
Part 4: The riders take the feel from the turn on the forehand exercise and begin to work on leg yield. Allison thoroughly explains the aids, and offers real-time correction and feedback, supporting each rider and their individual horses as they attempt the exercise. She reminds the riders of the...
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Thoughtful Riding, Flatwork & Grids | Allison Springer | PART 05
Episode 4
Part 5: The riders work at a trot and canter, focusing on maintaining the regular contact and keeping the horse moving forward down the center of the reins. Allison coaches them to switch from working to medium trot, and back again, using as little hand as possible. By closing their legs and usin...
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Thoughtful Riding, Flatwork & Grids | Allison Springer | PART 06
Episode 5
Part 6: Allison continues to coach the riders on using more body language and leg, and less hand. One one horse gets fast, she explains the value and feel of the half halt, sharing that this is when riders ask the shoulder to wait for the hind end, and engaging the hind end. The rider practice th...
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Thoughtful Riding, Flatwork & Grids | Allison Springer | PART 07
Episode 6
Part 7: Allison reminds a rider to be gentle and clear in her aids. Nagging legs and being too abrupt through turns has created an unhappy partnership. As Allison guides the rider to softness and helps give the horse consistency and clarity, the mare becomes visibly happier and more relaxed. She ...
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Thoughtful Riding, Flatwork & Grids | Allison Springer | PART 08
Episode 7
Part 8: Allison reminds the riders that the outside rein is for rounding and slowing., and encourages them to have the lightest possible feel in their hands when they use this aid. She assists a rider whose horse is herd bound by helping the horse focus on moving forwards and giving the rein. All...
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Thoughtful Riding, Flatwork & Grids | Allison Springer | PART 09
Episode 8
Part 9: Allison draws the group's attention to keeping a feel of their horse. She uses the example of one mare who is getting tight in her back and wound up, and explains hw it is the riders responsibility to notice this and do something to redirect it by showing the horse the way to relaxation a...
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Thoughtful Riding, Flatwork & Grids | Allison Springer | PART 10
Episode 9
Part 10: The groups begins to work over a small grid of fences, with a focus on maintaining all the principles covered on the flat. Allison explains the priorities coming into the fence are line of direction, speed, rhythm, and balance. She works with one rider who has a more experienced horse th...
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Thoughtful Riding, Flatwork & Grids | Allison Springer | PART 11
Episode 10
Part 11: Allison corrects a ride who sits down and goes against her horse on the approach to a fence. She explains that the horse is slowing on approach to ask for a little confidence, and helps the rider provide this by staying in the motion and closing the leg. She reminds the riders that when ...
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Thoughtful Riding, Flatwork & Grids | Allison Springer | PART 12
Episode 11
Part 12: The riders continue to work down the line of fences. Allison explains why the one stride into the bounce is so useful, as it helps the horses that tend to rush slow down and think. Allison works with one rider who tends to let her horse jump underpowered. She explains this means the hors...
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Thoughtful Riding, Flatwork & Grids | Allison Springer | PART 13
Episode 12
Part 13: Allison works with a rider to keep her butt out of the saddle on the last few strides into the jump. She explains that by sitting down, the rider is telling the horse to increase speed and is breaking the rhythm and flatwork rules on approach to the fence. Allison concludes the session.
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The Right Speed For Show Jumping | Susan Hutchison | PART 01
Episode 13
Part 1: Susan Hutchison opens the session by working clinic riders on the flat. She coaches the group as they learn to effectively control their horse's speed. Focusing on the aids for collection and extension, Susan supports riders as they increase the quality of the gaits and their ability to r...
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The Right Speed For Show Jumping | Susan Hutchison | PART 02
Episode 14
Part 2: Susan provides feedback as riders tackle fences. Working on developing the stride and common issues such as rider straightness, viewers observe positive changes in performance as the session progresses. Addressing 'universal errors' such as starting a course too slow and finishing it too ...
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The Right Speed For Show Jumping | Susan Hutchison | PART 03
Episode 15
Part 3: Susan uses an exercise in speed control into a fence, with a sudden stop afterwards, to give horses and riders a new challenge. In studying the success and struggles of the riders, along with Susan's expert commentary, viewers receive insight into a valuable exercise for creating the corr...
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Straightness Over Jumps | Sharon White | TRAILER
Episode 16
Trailer for International five star event rider Sharon White's Straightness Over Jumps session. Sharon gives a lesson over show jumps, focused on maintaining straightness and balance over fences. The rider applies the principles of flatwork, paying attention to her position, and incorporating exe...
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Straightness Over Jumps | Sharon White | PART 01
Episode 17
Part 1: Sharon opens the session by explaining the goal is to help the horse to use his back more. The horse is unreliable with his lead change and tends to be crooked to the right. Sharon explains how this can be fixed by focusing on making sure the horse is tracking up, and working in rhythm an...
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Straightness Over Jumps | Sharon White | PART 02
Episode 18
Part 2: Sharon continues to work with the rider as she warms up to jump. They focus on correct position, dropping the stirrup irons to open the hip flexors and come around the horse. Sharon encourages the rider to be curious, to make her own corrections and not worry about making mistakes. They w...
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Straightness Over Jumps | Sharon White | PART 03
Episode 19
Part 3: Sharon notes that the horse has a hard time staying straight and tracking up while jumping. She explains that sometimes working on the opposite issue helps correct the problem, and so they work on turns while jumping. Sharon using a circle jumping exercise to build strength and confidence...
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Straightness Over Jumps | Sharon White | PART 04
Episode 20
Part 4: The rider applies the principles of straightness, balance and rhythm to a course. Sharon praises how effortless it looks as they have done the schooling. She reminds the rider not to interfere and to let the horse think for himself, and only adjust him when necessary, rather than interrup...
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Steady Contact & Keeping The Rhythm | Matt Brown | PART 01
Episode 21
Part 1: Matt works on adjusting the horses stride while maintaining a consistent contact and rhythm in both trot and canter. He teaches the importance of timing the aids with the horses rhythm to avoid interrupting them. This helps encourage lightness and self carriage. Adding ground poles increa...
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Steady Contact & Keeping The Rhythm | Matt Brown | PART 02
Episode 22
Part 2: Matt introduces a fence and discusses the importance of controlling the canter stride and keeping it rhythmic for a better approach. Focusing on the riders line of sight and seeing a stride, Matt assists them in setting up for a better jump. The riders have difficulty doing this without c...
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Steady Contact & Keeping The Rhythm | Matt Brown | PART 03
Episode 23
Part 3: Matt focuses on assisting the riders to teach the horse to look for the jump. Matt helps the rider focus on finding their line into every jump, and keeps them riding forward even with distractions. Discussing the importance of going with the horse, Matt works with the rider to soften the ...
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Stadium Jumping | David O'Connor & Sinead Halpin | TRAILER
Episode 24
Olympian David O'Connor works with Sinead Halpin and her talented mare to improve their stadium jumping. He notices the horse struggles to maintain her shape and straightness over fences and suggests guide poles to help with this.