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When it comes to straightness and collection, polework is a rider’s secret weapon, dressage trainer Jess Carr tells Helen Milbank

Rhythm, balance and suppleness are all key for ridden work, and in-hand exercises can improve this vital trio before a rider climbs into the saddle, says veterinary physiotherapist Cherelle Hopgood

Can you hunt hounds and race-ride? How compatible are the two sports – and can you fit both in? Tessa Waugh finds out

Honing stickability is the key to riding with confidence. Bethany Stone observes coach Liz Pears furnishing riders with the solid seat they need for cross-country success

The Boekelo designer Adrian Ditcham on watching horses jump, paint pantones and dreaming up a Burghley track

Pat Kinsella takes on the Hourglass, a race against time where runners must be both tortoise and hare