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.

International eventing star Lucinda Green brings her vast experience and knowledge to the first half of the first day of a two training level clinic session. Her exercises and no nonsense approach help these riders to succeed in an early spring outing cross country.

She now challenges them to jump the point of the corner from the point end. Having a question where the horse can’t see the exact take off simulates the confusion the horse may show at more difficult cross country fences like a coffin, quarry or water.

Lucinda now assigns a challenging course including jumping the point of a corner made of poles. She helps each horse and rider find the proper balance and speed to make the difficult turns on the course. She also emphasizes being able to stop on a straight line halt at the end of the course as a ...

Lucinda continues this clinic with a great explanation of the paradox of having your horse think for itself while listening to you. She gives a very informative talk about her main teaching points.

Each pair completes the warm up course, and Lucinda lets them know that at this height whatever happens is a learning opportunity for them. They introduce the corner by jumping one of the sides only.

They now start small warm up fences, looking for the communication between the horse and rider to be sharp and responsive. Lucinda emphasizes the quality of the canter and analyzes if the horse sees the fence and has the desire to take them to the fence. They end the course with a straight line h...

In this section, Lucinda explains and has the riders work on galloping positions. They gallop a large circle and practice coming back to a halt. She then explains her philosophy on why she loves Thoroughbreds over Warmbloods.

Lucinda Green, Olympic team silver medalist and international eventing star, brings us a new series with the first half of day one of a two-day clinic. They begin with an introduction of each horse and rider and a discussion of their concerns and experience.

Lucinda runs this group through training level cross country exercises. They first warm up on fences of their choice, then Lucinda explains her meaning for ELBOW. Each rider begins from the start box on a short course of their own as a warm-up.