Category: Liam Buckley

Here is an exercise used by a lot of coaches to see what level of control and awareness a rider has when it comes to maintaining a rhythm around a course of fences. It’s very simple to set up and works really well for a horse or rider that rushes too much to a fence. […]

They say in the world of sport “get the basics right “. This, I believe, is also very true in the world of showjumping. With this in mind, I want to share with you a very simple but effective exercise. I use this exercise sometimes in the warm up, or more often it could be […]

The last exercise – ‘improving the jumping canter’ – gave the rider a way to achieve the balance and feel for the proper stride patterns required for jumping a track of fences. As you know, the canter is king to perform these kind of exercises correctly, so at this time of the year we work […]

Leaving aside the ability of the horse and the skill of the rider, the success of a jumping round largely comes down to the quality of the horse’s canter. In this post, our Showjumping expert Liam Buckley gives us a simple exercise with canter poles to assess and improve your jumping canter. Firstly, warm your […]

Liam Buckley (who tells us he is ‘aged’) is a certified BHSAI and HSI level 2 coach. An extremely knowledgeable individual (and we understand on more topics than just horses and showjumping!), Liam has more the 30 years in the horse business. Joint owner of Killadoran Stud in Delvin, Co. Westmeath, Liam served as “chef […]