These easy-sounding exercises can be surprisingly difficult and are a great way to work on accuracy, balance, lead changes, and control.

You and your horse will have great days. You will have terrible days. Perseverance is the key – and allowing some "soak time."

It is the rider's job to make sure the horse is in the correct balance before asking for a change – and the entire body needs to be considered.

What shapes a horse owner's training choices? A study in the UK found that age, goals, experience, beliefs and background all play a role.

Ian puts the puzzle pieces together to blend a horse-and-rider’s strengths and weaknesses with the challenges imposed by the course designer.

Shave precious time off a showjumping round with effective rollbacks, which test a rider's ability to maintain a horse's rhythm and balance.

Randy Roy has dealt with bee stings, downpours, ringside coaching, nearly getting blown away, and a hound shadowing a hunter.

Pam Allen-LeBlanc runs one of the only bitless schools in Canada and hopes that more competitions will offer bit-free classes.

Landing off one jump is part of the approach to the next, so use it to rebalance, check your rhythm, and re-establish a quality canter.

The Bronze and Silver show judge talks about first impressions, weighing the errors, and not 'trying to be so fancy.'