Some riders claim they rode before they walked, but through her mom Kendal Lehari was riding before she was even born. Keep reading for more information.

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.

If you event, one of the skills you and your horse will have to master as you move up the levels is the ability to jump combinations.

Just as we need to take time to stretch and warm up before starting a workout, so does your horse. Just as important is the cooldown after your ride.

Sean McIntosh endures a lot of teasing from his father, Bob, because he chooses to ride event horses. 'But they don't make any money!' his dad points out.

At 20 penalty points each, the last thing you want is a refusal on a cross-country course.

One of the most important preparations at a horse trial is the cross-country course walk.

Even though these lessons should be taught from the get-go, riders often let their horses get away with 'moving violations' during mounting and dismounting.

"He is the horse of my dreams; he is my best friend."

She cruised around the big cross-country course at Lexington, Kentucky, in 2011, but Sable Giesler's eventing debut five years before didn't go nearly as smoothly.