Horses
About riding during pregnancy. Is it dangerous and what are the risks?
Fanny Scully and Steve Gerda. Some time ago, Fanny Scully – the wife of the strongest show jumper in the world, Steve Gerd – shared on social networks with the good news that…
Dutch Training Secrets: Never Work Your Horse “Fast”
In an interview for the Dutch magazine NLCoack, a well-known specialist in the field of equestrian sports Tineke Bartels talked about what tasks she sets for herself as a coach. Bartels is a…
When a Helmet Fails: First Aid for a Head Injury
Photo taken from horsejournals.com Equestrian sport is traumatic and this is confirmed by several accidents that have occurred with leading athletes over the past year. Even years of experience cannot save the rider…
Yanina Frantsuzova: 16 things (about equestrian sports and not only) that I learned by the age of 16
Photo from the personal archive of Yanina Frantsuzova We continue the rubric about important (although not always the most obvious) things that riders have discovered during their equestrian sport. This time about 16…
6 tips from Olympian Laura Tomlinson
Photo taken from fivephasesfarm.blogspot.com Whom to turn to for training advice but an Olympic gold medalist Laura Tomlinson? Horsewoman shared six tips about the basic things that will help you establish contact with…
Tips for trainers: how to achieve rapport with students?
Corinne Bracken, Team Manager for the Hong Kong Show Jumping and Para Dressage Teams, shared key tips on how to help coaches build rapport between themselves and riders. Council number 1. Start training…
Balance exercises from the world’s top 5 rider Luciana Diniz
Any show jumping training plan should be based on a strategy that includes specific goals and ways to achieve them. The Butterfly Method was born when I was looking for ways to develop…
Edwina Tops-Alexander: “Go down from heaven to earth and do not think that you are better than others”
Edwina Tops-Alexander is one of the most successful international riders in the world. Australian show jumper, participant of three Olympiads and repeated participant in the World Cup Finals. In this interview, Edwina Tops-Alexander…
Seven tips from Carl Hester
Carl Hester / photo from the athlete’s Instagram @carlhestermbe 1. Flat landing Imagine that when you are sitting in the saddle, there are magnets on your head and on the ceiling of the…
3 exercises for a calm canter
Photo taken from horseandhound.com Does every training for the quality of the canter become a torment? It seems that under you is not a horse, but a Formula 1 car? For those who…