Category: Training

5 Tips on Dressage from Stephen Hayes Dressage 1. First off ‘Dressage’ is just a really big fancy name for training, Whether you show jump, event, hunt or even happy hack, you need fundamental training skills in order to progress your horse mentally and physically in whatever discipline your in. 2. Tip two is break dressage training up into small sections, don’t think of certain exercises as one whole piece, for example, a simple leg yield, make sure you have a soft feeling down both reins, he’s reacting from both…

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Horse Performance Improvement Tips with expert trainer, Victoria Bax Here, we catch up with top eventer and ex-racehorse trainer Victoria Bax, as she stops in-between her busy schedule to give our readers her top tips for horse performance improvement. Horse Performance Improvement Tips 1) I spend a short period working them only long and low, on the flat to help stretch tight muscles and remind them of their relaxed way of going. Even when running through dressage tests at home, working the horses in this soft lower frame is beneficial.…

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5 ways to prepare yourself for the first dressage show of the season with Stephen Hayes Here, Everything Horse sponsored dressage rider Stephen Hayes gives his top five tips to help prepare yourself for the first dressage show of the season. Summer is approaching which means it’s time to start to dust off your show boots, bring out your horses travel boots from the bottom of your tack locker, and make a few adjustments to your now slightly tighter show jacket! Yes, that’s right, its time to go down that centre line and…

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10 Top Tips for Cross Country Success with Kevin McNab Cross country tips from the top   Regular 4* event rider, Kevin McNab is known for his magic hands – here he provides his top tips on achieving cross country success.   Preparation is key to success in the world of eventing and we make sure all the horses are well ready and confident for the level they are competing at.   The cross country course is there to test both the rider and horse so having a good understanding…

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Here we’ve teamed up with British Eventing legend Mary King, for her top training tips and riding advice to help you prepare for the season ahead. Mary’s 10 Top Tips Mary understands the importance of good forage and feeds High Fibre HorseHage to her team of event horses. Said Mary “I find that HorseHage offers many benefits compared to hay or ordinary haylage – it’s dust-free which is vital for maintaining a healthy respiratory tract and preventing conditions such as RAO (Recurrent Airway Obstruction). This is especially important when your…

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