These exercises are great for novice riders. They will work on your accuracy and help you build confidence. They start off quite easily, and you can work your way to the point where you’re comfortable completing the entire exercise.
Training the young horse Training a young horse to jump can be an immensely gratifying endeavor, but it requires patience and consistency. Since horses learn through repetition, you must perform the appropriate exercises repeatedly...
Jumping exercises to build confidence Jumping exercises to build confidence are super important. Showjumping is all about confidence, for horse and rider. This exercise helps set you up for the bigger jumps to try...
Fun jumping exercises for horses Fun jumping exercises for horses and riders are extremely important. Horses and humans learn better when they are relaxed and having fun. High-pressure environments are definitely not ideal to...
These are some cool jumping exercises for young horses and novice riders. For the novice rider, it will help you get better at seeing a stride or a distance. It will give you a...
Jumping exercises for green horses and novice riders So in these jumping exercises for green horses, you’ll get a good warmup routine. Followed by the actual exercise that has three different ways to ride...
How to teach a horse to jump So you want to learn how to teach a horse to jump? Well, that’s not a short answer. However, this exercise, or even parts of it, is...
My 5 top Show jumping tips for beginners Show jumping tips for beginners are something I get asked for regularly. My first tip would be to spend as much time in the saddle as...
Showjumping training exercises are always better once you have tried and tested them. When I come up with a good one I always like to share it. So this is one of those good...
Show jumping exercises for young horses are essential for the production of all young showjumpers. When producing a young horse it is important that you don’t make the exercises too advanced. However, you also...
Grid work for horses, and two related distances. Grid work for horses are something you can never really do too much of. As long as there’s an element that will improve your skills as...