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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

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

A fear of heights can be debilitating for hillwalkers – but there are ways to ease the anxiety. On a Peak District-based course organised by the UK section of the Austrian Alpine Club, Alex and Hannah Roddie learned how to tackle this common phobia

Lucy Chester on switching from movie-making to liberty training and how sheep provided the perfect demo

The skills your horse learns on the hunting field can equip him for a surprising array of summer disciplines, finds Tessa Waugh