COMPETITION NERVES — TRACEY COLE answers…

While horses of all shapes, sizes and styles can reach the top, good technique is a major advantage. Ellie Hughes asks top showjumpers for their go-to exercises to sharpen reflexes

The ideal warm-up will be perfectly executed to produce success in the ring – but horses aren’t machines. Ellie Hughes finds out how to cope when the warm-up throws you a curveball

Like humans, most horses have a dominant side, but too much drifting in the air can land you in trouble, especially when courses become more technical. Ellie Hughes finds out some remedies

BEHAVIOUR — RICHARD MAXWELL answers …

Competition nerves take on a whole new character when it’s not you in the saddle, but your child. Eleanor Jones finds out how parents suffer for the sake of their offspring’s sport