Confidence comes from trusting your skills because if you know you can stop, going forward doesn’t feel so nerve-wracking. Bethany Stone observes this being put to the test

Focus on the detail and see your dressage marks soar. Top trainer Jess Carr shares a jewel of an exercise with Helen Milbank

Dark nights mean you’re taking your riding indoors? Eventer and coach Lucy Jackson helps you blitz those indoor competition woes

OPINION

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

Showing a stretch in trot in a dressage test is a useful skill, but one that takes time and patience to hone. European team gold medallist Gareth Hughes tells Aimi Clark where a judge wants the horse’s head and neck to be