Ditches are next, and the more experienced horse walks and trots over the small ditch before going to the medium ditch while working on straightness after the ditch. The second horse starts out with a lead over the little ditch, but quickly catches on to the exercise. Sharon also explains why the...

They school banks next and begin by walking up a double set of banks. To learn their footwork for the exercise, they repeat it and ask for a walk the whole way through. When going down the banks, they start with just one, again asking for a walk so the horses are able to sort out their footwork.

Get a rider's view of the amazing 5* cross-country course at the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event. Follow along with eventing legend Boyd Martin as he narrates his ride aboard Tsetserleg TSF. He explains the early problems they had on course and why he pulled the horse up early.

Get a rider's view of the amazing 5* cross-country course at the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event. Follow along with eventing legend Boyd Martin as he narrates his ride aboard Contessa. Be there for every step as she completes her first 5* cross-country course.

Part 9: The riders try to trot over the ground tarp. Lucinda helps them focus on keeping their shoulders back and staying behind the movement. Increasing the gait, increases the challenge. Lucinda works with the riders to maintain a secure position, sitting on their seat bones not the crotch, and...

Part 8: Lucinda introduces a more difficult challenge. Walking over a tarp on the ground quickly reveals areas that need work for many of the horses. Continuing to focus on correct position and using the more experienced horses to boost confidence, the riders understand the importance of letting ...

Part 7: Lucinda works with a rider to slow down her green horse. They go back to basics to combat rushing fences. By using the halt as a tool and continuing to focus on straightness, the riders are successful over more challenging obstacles.

Part 6: Lucinda creates a new obstacle between two barrels and as the riders trot through, she encourages them to feel their horses needing to look and the range of motion the head and neck needs to properly check it out. She then applies this to allowing the horses to properly look at a fence, b...

Part 5: The riders take the course again, applying Lucinda's suggestions from the previous round. Viewers see the changes in real time, as all the horses have a more successful go. Lucinda continues to coach them, reminding them of their points of focus, keeping the horse in the tube, and working...

Part 4: The riders jump around the course, which includes oxers and skinnies, individually while Lucinda offers feedback. Lucinda talks about the importance of 'being ready for trouble'. She stresses that cross country is a high risk sport that requires the rider to be prepared for when things go...

Part 3: Lucinda asks each rider which two body parts they feel they focus on the most in order to jump their course. From their answers, she creates an interesting teaching moment where she shares her own triangle of focus that she uses while riding, and discusses her concept of riding through th...

Part 2: Lucinda demonstrates the correct way to fit a martingale and then challenges the riders to a small course with no running out. She explains one of her favorite exercises to finish a course - the straight line halt, and how this can be used in competition to ground a young horse and reassu...

Part 10: Lucinda concludes the session by gathering the riders to talk about everything they have covered. She re-emphasizes the importance of learning to come back in the saddle and ride in more of a dressage seat with the shoulders behind the hips, to be more secure in case of trouble. Lucinda ...

Part 1: The riders introduce themselves and their green horses. Lucinda reminds them of the importance of simply getting the horses to be brave and go over the fences at this stage. She expresses the importance of never letting them run out or turn away from the fence. The session focuses less on...

Five Star Eventer and International Clinician and Coach Doug Payne works with riders on the cross country course to produce more balance and power. In this lesson Doug instills in the riders that  is energy created from the leg and comes up through the horse's back into the hand. Using this princ...

Part 1: Doug begins the lesson by explaining the importance of changing the galloping position coming into a fence, which then teaches the horse that when the rider sits back, they need to rock back for a jump. Doug works with a rider and her horse who lacks confidence, getting into the saddle to...

Part 3: Doug sets a new course, including the water element. The first rider has issues with her horse coming into the fence too weak, losing power, and going long as a result. Doug has her tighten up her position, planning and aids to help avoid this. The second rider's horse gets a little anxio...

Part 2: The lesson continues with Doug challenging the rider to jump a coffin cold. They focus on building enough power and energy while still sitting back in a safe but effective position for the fence. As the horse can get a little buzzy, Doug works with the rider to keep the mare from getting ...

Part 4: Leslie discusses the importance of keeping the shoulders in front of the horses hind end, even on a bend. The riders tackle a bank and the water jump. They continue to work on finding their line, and applying only enough pressure needed for a quality jump, and no more.

Part 3: Leslie increases the difficulty of the fences again, adding in corners and asking the riders to adjust their number of strides between fences. He focuses on riding a line, not a number. Leslie reiterates the importance of using training sessions to find how much pressure each horse needs ...

Part 2: Leslie creates a line of fences with a ditch and a skinny. He reminds the riders of the importance of their eye when jumping ditches and urges them all not to let their line of sight get caught in the ditch, instead of looking to the next fence. Bounces and varying stride patterns add to ...

Part 1: Leslie talks in depth about finding strides on straight lines compared to on a bend. Giving some examples of well-known courses, Leslie illustrates why it's important not to force a certain number of strides between elements, and rather to focus on the line instead, while discussing the e...

Jennifer Rosseau introduces the 2022 ICP Symposium. She briefly explains the format of how the instructors will review the horse and rider combinations and come up with plans to help them.