The exercise: square turns and straightness

Keep a horse engaged, happy and connected with these groundwork exercises in walk from the book Ground Games for Horses

Canter is a bête noire for so many riders, and nerves often prevent them from pushing up into this faster pace. Confidence guru Zana Cousins offers 10 tips that will help to ensure that moving up from trot becomes a breeze

A pathfinding round results in a “surprise win”, a rider bounces back to form post-injury and a formidable combination brings home a brace of tickets

Maintaining a balanced nervous system in the horse can improve the ridden experience, as Ross Cooper of Rosca Horsemanship explains

…or at least how to feel like one and not fall into every hedge. We go for a trail-skills masterclass in the sun-drenched Peaks

One of the week’s big winners reaps an extra-special reward, another’s faith in their mount pays dividends, and a family’s breeding programme comes to the fore