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After a cross-country round, Archie usually tells me exactly how he feels. Sometimes he walks back to the lorry swinging his head and looking pleased with…

Introducing a new fence to Archie is less about testing how high he can jump and more about giving him a clear, confident lesson. A brightly painted filler,…

Few moments are more unsettling for an event rider than noticing an uneven step just days before a show. You may have spent weeks schooling dressage movements,…

A dressage test sheet can look intimidating when it first lands in your hands. There are letters around the arena, abbreviations beside each movement, marks…

There are training moments that look tiny from the outside but feel enormous in the saddle. A stride becomes more balanced, a transition happens without…

Eventing gives me plenty to remember: the way Archie felt in the warm-up, the fence that rode differently from home, the weather at the venue, and the small…

A competition day often begins long before the dressage warm-up, the show jumping course walk, or the first cross-country number. When the venue is several…

Eventing asks a rider to change position repeatedly while staying connected to the horse. A dressage test demands quiet precision, show jumping requires a…

The forecast had promised scattered showers, the sort of weather that usually means a waterproof jacket, a slightly muddy warm-up, and a few drops on the lorry…

A practice cross-country fence can make schooling more convenient, especially when the nearest venue is a long trailer ride away. A carefully planned obstacle…