A Basic Pole Exercise
Team McAllisterJoin training duo, Jenni Martin McAllister & Steve McAllister, as they share some of their favorite exercises for green and seasoned horses alike. Practice these exercises at home and you’ll have a more rideable horse in the show ring.
Running Time: 7 mintues and 17 seconds
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A Flat Ride
Archie CoxOn course, all the adjustments made to your track and your pace has to happen seamlessly, almost invisibly. The best place to rehearse these subtle skills you need over fences is on the flat. Join top trainer Archie Cox as he gives his rider a flat school using exercises to enhance the horse’s responsiveness and rideability.
Running Time: 13 mintues and 8 seconds |
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A Gymnastic For All Jumping Disciplines
Team GlynnJoin Hope and Ned Glynn as they share one of their favorite gymnastics, one that enhances the performance of hunters, jumpers as well as equitation horses. This unique grid is designed to encourage a horse to jump squarely and perform changes of track with balance, suppleness and fluidity.
Running Time: 13 minutes and 58 seconds |
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A Lunge Lesson
Val RenihanOne of the best places to focus on the rider is on the lunge line. This video includes and intro by Bernie Traurig who is a big believer in this exercise. Val Renihan explains the many benefits that are achieved with this type of lesson, including enhancing the rider’s feel, strength and flexibility. She incorporates different exercises that increase the rider’s stability in the tack, encourage the independence of the arms and seat, and build suppleness and core strength.
Running Time: 15 minutes and 15 seconds |
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A pre-school lunge session with Bill Cooney
Bill CooneyProvided it is done properly, the benefits of adding lunge line work to your horse’s program are enormous. Join Bill Cooney as he exercises a young horse on a lunge line prior to mounted work. Bill’s approach enhances horse/rider communication and the horse’s flexibility while emphasizing horsemanship and safety.
Running Time: 12 mintues and 46 seconds |
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A Schooling Session
Eric NavetOlympic, World Championship and European Championship veteran, Eric Navet of France, reveals his teaching and training methods in an in depth schooling session with Grand Prix rider, Ali Nilforushan. His system emphasizes the importance of flatwork while schooling over a complete course.
Running Time: 21 minutes and 35 seconds |
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A Schooling Session
Peter WyldeOlympian Peter Wylde works with a young jumper on the flat, through gymnastics and over a course in preparation for an upcoming class at WEF.
Running Time: 15 mintues and 46 seconds
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A Schooling Session
Alexander ZettermanGrand Prix phenom and youngest member of the Swedish Show Jumping Team, Alexander Zetterman, invites us to watch his training techniques while schooling a young Dutch jumper before heading to the show at WEF.
Running Time: 15 minutes and 47 seconds |
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A Triple Combination School
Bernie TraurigBernie, with help from Mandy Porter, shows how he uses a combination to instill confidence in the horse while improving the horseʼs quality of jump.
Running Time: 14 minutes and 4 seconds |
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Advanced Equitation: Changing the Bend in the Counter Canter
Bernie TraurigA common ride-off test in advanced equitation classes involves turning to a jump on the counter lead. This becomes a problem if your horse is overly bent to the outside in order to maintain the counter canter because there is no chance to get his eye on the jump. If a slight change of bend causes your horse to swap leads when zeroing in on the jump, you are also in trouble. To answer this question on course, the horse must be trained to maintain the counter lead while simultaneously changing the bend to the inside. In this video, Bernie teaches a sensitive horse how to achieve this.
Running Time: 5 minutes and 53 seconds |
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Advanced Exercises To Develop A Better Eye: Part 2
Bernie TraurigOnce you’ve developed the ability to see your distances proficiently, you’re ready to fine-tune your eye. In this segment Bernie uses cavalettis and small jumps in exercises that will teach you how to create the perfect take off point in relation to the course.
View the first part of this series:
Exercises to Develop a Better Eye: Part 1-A
Exercises to Develop a Better Eye: Part 1-B
Running Time: 16 minutes and 59 seconds |
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Air Time – Getting Tight In The Tack Over Jumps With Zazou Hoffman
Bernie Traurig & Zazou HoffmanMaintaining a secure balance with your horse over the fence is crucial. In this video Bernie outlines a series of exercises designed to improve your balance & security in the tack – beautifully demonstrated by Maclay winner, Zazou Hoffman.
Running Time: 12 minutes and 47 seconds |
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An Exercise To Perfect The Automatic Release
Bernie TraurigA great way to get off the neck for balance and move from the crest release to connection with the mouth, or the “Automatic Release.”
Running Time: 12 minutes and 7 seconds |
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An Interview Featuring Her ASPCA Maclay National Championship Win
Zazou HoffmanGet to know Maclay Champion, Zazou Hoffman, from her introduction to the sport, to her biggest influences. In this exciting video youʼll get Zazou’s own play by play of the key moments from her win at the 2009 ASPCA Maclay National Championships aboard “Ivy.”
Running Time: 14 minutes and 12 seconds. |
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An Interview Featuring Her Recent WEF Success
Missy ClarkGet to know Missy Clark from her introduction to the sport to her greatest influences. Missy is well known for her ability to mold riders as well as horses into National Champions in the equitation ring time and again, but her talents don’t end there. Watch how her dedication to the sport is producing Grand Prix super stars as well. This in depth interview includes Missy’s play by play of Darragh Kenny’s recent WEF Grand Prix win aboard Missy’s horse, “Gael Force.”
Running Time: 15 minutes and 54 seconds |
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Angles & Narrows
Gina MilesAngles & narrows are prominent obstacles found on the cross country course. In this segment, Gina shows us how to introduce the young or inexperienced horse to these types of jumps in the show jumping arena using confidence building exercises over smaller fences.
Running Time: 12 minutes and 5 seconds |
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Application of the Aids
Julie WinkelJulie Winkel talks about the system she teaches for applying aids that produces seamless transitions and invisible, harmonious communication between rider & horse.
Running Time: 17 minutes and 37 seconds |
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Back Pain in the Horse
Dr. Rob Boswell & Dr. Geoff VernonTop sport horse veterinarians and back specialists, Geoff Vernon and Rob Boswell, discuss the various back problems that can crop up for our equine partners. They highlight the different treatment options from the most high-tech to over-the-counter remedies and provide advice to the everyday horseman on how to recognize back pain in your horse.
Running Time: 18 minutes and 48 seconds |
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Backing Issues
Bernie TraurigDoes your horse freeze when you ask him to back up? Perhaps he raises his head to evade the command and backs awkwardly with his head too high? Does your horse back crookedly or tense up in anticipation of a back or is he simply confused by what you are asking of him? If any of these issues sound familiar, Bernie created this topic just for you. Solving backing problems brings you one step closer to improving all your downward transitions, not to mention, your horse’s mouth.
Running Time: 16 minutes and 23 seconds |
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Balance in the Stirrups: The Half-Seat
Bernie TraurigThe Half-Seat is the cornerstone of the American Forward Riding System. In this topic Bernie reiterates just how essential it is to perfect this position.
Running Time: 7 minutes and 58 seconds |
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