Canadian Eventing Team member Diana Burnett's early experiences on horseback involved accompanying her parents on field hunt meets, galloping over large expanses of rural terrain in spring or fall after a pack of foxhounds in full cry.
Training
The transition from canter to trot is one of the only movements that is in both the training level test 1 and the grand prix test.
Randy Roy is a senior international judge, course designer and author. He owns and operates Hunters Glen Show Stable in King, ON, with his daughter, Ryan Roy.
As commonly used in daily training as it is, the shoulder-in is a notoriously difficult movement in which to achieve a high mark.
Riding without stirrups is one exercise that will significantly improve your riding ability. Avoided by many due to its tendency to make even the fittest athlete sweat and be sore the next day, it is one whose payoff is worth tenfold what you are willing to endure.
According to Canadian Eventing Team member Diana Burnett, cross-country courses used to be largely straightforward galloping tracks. However, modern courses now incorporate many turns and knowing how to ride them properly is an important skill.
Like the pyramids of Egypt and the caramel in the Caramilk bar, accurately determining a young horse's performance potential is one of the great mysteries of the world.
Randy Roy is a senior international judge, course designer and author. He owns and operates Hunters Glen Show Stable in King, ON, with his daughter, Ryan Roy.
Interval training - commonly used by human athletes - is repeated sets of exercise interspersed with periods of rest that allow your horse to recover his pre-working pulse rate before you go to the next interval. It strengthens your horse's muscles and respiratory system so he'll have the level of fitness required to compete.
A winning show hunter is highlighted in the hack class, where judges are looking for classic movement in all three gaits, and more.
