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Try this asymmetric in-hand exercise to build your horse’s topline and strengthen his weaker side

Stepping over uneven, raised obstacles asks your horse to lift their core.Groundwork exercises can be highly effective for building your horse’s strength as they can develop core s...

Try this exercise to encourage your horse to engage his hindleg from the ground

Boost your horse’s balance, symmetry and core strength with this simple in-hand polework pattern

Teach your horse to rein-back from the ground to establish good manners and release tension

Rein-back from the ground involves working with your horse, unridden, to train him to move him backwards using simple cues and without resistance. We use groundwork to teach our ho...

Try this exercise to encourage your horse to engage his hindleg from the ground

Try this exercise to encourage your horse to engage his hindleg from the ground

The versatile in-hand pole setup that will give your horse plenty to think about – even in walk

Striped poles are really useful for keeping disciplined on accuracy.This groundwork exercise is handy for keeping your horse engaged and stimulated in walk, because of the constant...

How a straight line of poles can improve your horse’s agility and hoof-brain coordination from the ground

This polework exercise can be done in-hand or ridden, but it’s best to teach it as a groundwork exercise first to give your horse the chance to learn the concept without the additi...

Find the key to your horse’s suppleness and core strength with this maze exercise in walk

The main exercise is to follow the blue line around the poles, but you can also take straight lines over them to vary the workout.This S-bend or maze exercise is designed to be don...

Teach your horse to rein-back from the ground to engage their core and release tension

Teach your horse to rein-back from the ground to engage their core and release tension

Develop the quality and rhythm of your lengthened trot strides with this back-loosening, hindleg-engaging drill

No time to ride? Use this quick and easy to set up in-hand pole layout to engage your horse mentally and physically

This exercise can be done instead of or as part of a normal training session. When you don’t have the time or motivation to ride, but still want to give your horse a constructive s...

Improve your horse’s lateral work from the ground with this single-pole exercise

The first step is to get your horse to stand with his legs either side of the pole.Teaching sidepass and other lateral work from the ground encourages your horse to “think” with hi...

Round-off drills

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. My preference is to teach beginners a straight leg hurdle, with late lunge. Tammy Biggs talks about the pros and cons of straight leg vs bent leg...

Master your corners with this simple walk transition exercise to improve accuracy and impress the judges

Develop your core strength and balance by practising these positions in the saddle

Boost the length and power of your horse’s medium trot with this helpful exercise

In this exercis...

Encourage your horse to lift and lengthen with the help of this zig-zag polework layout

This zig-zag layout is particularly useful if your horse tends to run onto the forehand.This zig-zag polework exercise is particularly useful for encouraging more lift, cadence and...

Improve your horse’s lateral work from the ground with this single-pole exercise

Improve your horse’s lateral work from the ground with this single-pole exercise

Use this 10m loop exercise to build your horse’s strength, balance and suppleness – and test your aids

Use this 10m loop exercise to build your horse’s strength, balance and suppleness – and test your aids

Hone your horse’s responsiveness with this super-simple exercise you can practise anywhere

Improve your horse’s bend in walk with this simple polework exercise

Master your corners with this simple walk transition exercise to improve accuracy and impress the judges

In today’s 20 minute workout you’re going to teach your horse — and yourself — not to cut corners

Develop your horse’s straightness in canter with the help of this shallow loops exercise

Sharpen your transitions using this simple exercise on a circle