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Category: Horse Training

Jan 05
WHEN TO SAY NO?

I recently read a really good article about training young horses. The author was…

Jan 01
Preparing for success – putting the winter to work

Off-season for eventers can seem to last a lifetime but then all of a sudden, the…

Oct 17
Bits and bitting in horses… the fundamentals

Over the years bitting methods have changed as we understand more about our equine…

Mar 29
Potty about lunging? Insights into how to lunge your horse

Lunging has so many advantages. It can be used as part of the breaking and training…

Mar 22
Learning from a legend – Camilla trains with Chris Bartle

The Irish have long since been known for their brave, natural cross country riding. In…

Mar 05
Planning a training regime and competition schedule for the young horse versus the experienced horse

Following on from Kate Dwyer’s last blog post on preparing and planning for the season…

Feb 14
Preparing and planning for the competition season ahead

Benjamin Franklin put it nicely…’if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail’. And…

Jan 28
Developing control and awareness for showjumping success

Here is an exercise used by a lot of coaches to see what level of control and…

Jan 13
Training for the jump off – it’s all about trade off’s

Riding a winning jump off round is something that takes skill, practice and nerves of…

Dec 21
On Target – training the young horse to jump arrow head / skinny type fences

Joseph Murphy is one of Ireland’s most successful event riders and has trained many…