Gymnastics

Olympic gold medalist Melanie Smith Taylor shares her hourglass exercise—a gymnastic with straight and bending lines.

Top hunter rider and trainer Amanda Steege shares exercises for smoother hunter rounds.

An eventer’s guide to more double-clear show jumping rounds

World-class jumper Richard Spooner taught riding and horsemanship at USHJA’s Emerging Jumper Rider Gold Star Clinic West.

Olympian Kent Farrington’s five gymnastic exercises from the George H. Morris Horsemastership Training Session

Charlie Jacobs shares his favorite gymnastic exercises, designed to put him on the same page as his horse when he arrives at a competition after spending part of the week in his office.

Olympic multi-medalist Beezie Madden shares a favorite gymnastic ‘jumping’ exercise.

In Part 2 of our series, hunter/equitation coach Michael Dowling offers a step-by-step approach to building better track-riding skills with a creative exercise.

In the first section of our two-part series, top hunter/equitation coach Michael Dowling shares a creative jumping exercise for tuning up your position and track-riding skills.

Callan Solem is one of the top riders competing in the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Lexington. She shares a favorite gymnastic exercise that encourages the horse to be responsive to the leg.

McLain Ward shares a gymnastic exercise that helps him prep his horses for classes such as the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Washington qualifier.

Top hunter, jumper and equitation trainer Scott Lico shares strategies to help a horse who knocks down rails while jumping.

Improve your horse’s rhythm, balance and independence over a bounce gymnastic.

Learn to introduce your horse to basic jumping exercises in this excerpt adapted from Jim Wofford's new book, Modern Gymnastics.

Practice these three exercises from Jim Wofford to strengthen your lower-leg position for security and effectiveness.