Cross Country

Bonnie Mosser shares pointers on how to gallop “fly fences” comfortably out of stride.

In honor of the Kentucky Three-Day Event, we share some of our favorite critiques from cross-country day over the years

Lay to rest your—and your horse’s—fears about this challenging cross-country question.

Relive all the excitement from last weekend's Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International Three-Day Event in Elkton, Maryland.

Fair Hill celebrated its 30th anniversary with thrilling cross-country rides and show jumping that offered the kind of excitement we always expect from the Maryland eventing fixture.

This German Olympic gold medalist tells clinic riders to focus on riding forward in balance—not on the distance—for a safer jump.

The Mark Phillips-designed course proved a perfect world championships test, making for a day that was both safe and exciting, although less than lucky for the U.S. team

Canadian eventer Selena O’Hanlon explains how to produce the correct canter in the approaches to up and down banks and how to tackle on–off banks in Part 2 of this two-part series.

The cross-country phase is why we do this sport. Here’s how to make the most of it.

A look into safety changes made in eventing, including frangible technology and new data analysis that assesses cross-country risk.

Thoughts on reconciling the demands of competition—when ‘they’ are keeping score—with classical training principles

A beautiful but challenging cross-country course made a few changes in the top of the standings, but with the final phase of competition coming up, each of the key contenders has more than a desire to win—they all have their special reasons.

Jim shares the highs and lows of the day, along with how scoring changes have made the sport more suspensful and how "The Terminator" was able to get an edge on the rest of the field.

Check out what eventing coach Jim Wofford and several of the top riders think about this year's imposing cross-country course. Is it the biggest and most technical course we've seen here in Kentucky?

As expected, three-time Kentucky winner Michael Jung is at the top of the heap with one more day of dressage to go.

The Terminator achieves another one for the record books.

… wondering why we struggle with riding skills. Jim has the secret for getting from THERE to HERE

Safe jumping depends, at least in part, on letting our horses figure it out for themselves.

Missing from the scene for 18 years, a special eventing competition enjoys a welcome return.

Visitors from across the Atlantic dominate the top of the leaderboard after Saturday’s competition at the Kentucky Horse Park, with the best U.S. rider in fourth place.

Jim Wofford explains how to follow your horse's motion correctly in any discipline and in different scenarios.

Proof that your galloping position can help or hinder your event horse.