Jumpers

Improve your horse’s power and technique over fences by straightening his body.

This top hunter/jumper rider teaches you how to set your horse up to produce reliable changes after jumps.

Five-time Olympian Anne Kursinski’s simple stride-counting exercise will have you and your horse flowing through turns with better balance and finding distances with greater ease.

Learn grand prix jumper Daniel Bluman's cure for the most common rider fault.

Olympian Laura Graves’ valuable dressage lessons for jumper riders

Learn how you can help your short-strided horse make the distances when jumping combinations.

Eventer Doug Payne shares his favorite footwork and accuracy exercise.

Trainer and course designer Eric Hasbrouck shares a favorite schooling setup to develop rider instinct and rhythm and balance in the horse.

Olympic Gold-Medalist Leslie Burr-Howard instilled the importance of flatwork for successful jumping during a clinic at Rutledge Farm in Virginia.

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

A top show jumper encourages riders to study videos of good equestrian role models, then mimic their style to improve skills in the saddle.

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

A top jumper rider teaches you how to build trust and bust boredom on a non-arena path that contributes to show-ring success.

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

How a legendary grand prix rider extends her jumpers’ careers without dampening their enthusiasm for the sport.

Adhering to some basic rules while prepping horses for competition will keep everyone safe, informed and courteous.

A contest winner and her nine friends learn to focus on their positions, train their horses to listen to their aids and pay attention to details like turns.

Looking for a new gymnastic exercise to add to your routine? Top eventer Doug Payne shares one of his favorites to help your horse stay balanced, accurate and careful.

Top international show jumping riders, coaches and course designers, including George Morris and McLain Ward, met during the final week of the 2018 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, to discuss the future of the sport.

We caught up with Richard Spooner, Will Simpson, Rich Fellers and Kirsten Coe at last month's USHJA’s Emerging Jumper Rider Gold Star Clinic West. Find out some of their thoughts on competition preparation, favorite traits in a prospect and the evolution of show jumping.

Get a sneak peek into the behind-the-scenes care and feeding regimen of Laura Kraut's partner Zeremonie, one of the world's top show jumpers.

Olympian Peter Leone shares how to create that perfect ride by transcending correct riding technique and becoming one with your horse.

Top jumper rider Richard Spooner shares one of his favorite bounce exercises. This exercise works for all levels of horses and riders and can help your horse engage his hindquarters and produce a "snappier" shoulder action.

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