Making groundwork fun

Why does training slip? Why do the behaviours we thought were good become intermittent and then they fade into a distant memory? This can happen for a number of reasons – the technique we thought we h

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

Every May, myriad owners saddle up their heavy horses and head to Heavy Horse Camp, where they learn training techniques from coach extraordinaire Emma Green, the self-styled ‘Shire Queen’. She reveals some of her favourite exercises here

Whether a horse is young, retired, in rehab, or in work, he will benefit from the activation of his thoracic sling, pelvic stabilisers and multifidus and abdominal muscles. In the second part of her series, veterinary physiotherapist Cherelle Hopgood demonstrates how small movements achieve big results

Is following a routine the be all and end all when keeping horses and do owners really need to bust a gut to ride and feed at the same time every 10am day? Catherine Welton finds out from a variety of experts

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