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Gridwork can be the key to honing a horse’s jumping skills, provided the pitfalls are ironed out, says showjumper Olli Fletcher

Even the simplest polework exercises can boost control and supercharge self-belief, as Bethany Stone discovers at the Wimpy Weekender Confidence Riding Camp while watching coach Kathryn Pickering

Circles and corners feature large in every dressage test, but that is where the similarities end. In the first part of a new series with dressage star Gareth Hughes, the European team gold medallist explains to Aimi Clark how to pull off the perfect round shape and nail a brilliant 90-degree turn every time

As thoughts begin to turn gradually towards the hunting season, spare a thought for your kit. Is it still in the state it was left in back in March? Never fear, Octavia Pollock has plenty of advice on how to get it in tip-top shape

A newer face mixes it with team riders at Aston-le-Walls’ bumper advanced fixture and a home-bred part-New Forest wins at Portman

Robert Blane on the value of the B test, a late foray into point-to-pointing and how endurance teaches key life skills