English Horse Training

Top industry professionals reflect on their experiences with equine-degree programs and intercollegiate riding.

Learn the basics of this challenging test of First Level skills.

Improve your performance by strengthening your base of support.

Some of the nation’s top riders faced down barnyard critters,125 tons of sand and a massive wall during the 2016 USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship.

Pan-Am dressage medalist Kate Poulin-Neff shows you how to strengthen and supple your horse and maximize his performance in this First-Level movement.

A little geometry goes a long way in training your current horse or shopping for your next.

Peter Lutz helps you make the best prep plan for the lead-up to a big show.

Olympian McLain Ward says the key to creating a winning system is balancing classical training with a horse's individual needs.

Olympian Beezie Madden's flat exercise will improve your horse's straightness with an opening rein, and will help your horse focus on jumping his best.

Olympic show-jumper Laura Kraut shares her tried-and-true strategies for loosening up your horse before going into the show ring.

The manager of a top hunter/jumper barn, who also is a judge and competitor, explains how to make sure you and your horse shine when you step into the show ring.

Four-star eventer Jon Holling offers some tips on how a taller rider can use their legs more effectively while riding.

German Olympian Helen Langehanenberg shares stories of her equine partners to illustrate how the same basic training techniques help horses with different temperaments and body types excel.

Wondering when its appropriate to wear a shadbelly coat in a hunter/jumper class? A top judge weighs in.