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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...

Boost your horse’s suppleness and manoeuvrability using five poles on the ground

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

A simple polework exercise to help distinguish between sharper corners and rounder circles

A simple polework exercise to help distinguish between sharper corners and rounder circles

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

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

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...

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

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

Test and improve your horse’s adjustability with this eventer-favourite two-pole canter exercise

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...

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

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

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

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

Boost your horse’s suppleness and manoeuvrability using five poles on the ground

Boost your horse’s suppleness and manoeuvrability using five poles on the ground

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...

Execute smarter square halts with the help of four poles

A correct halt is not achieved by simply closing the rein, it is the result of preparation, engagement and control in the preceding strides – and this polework exercise will hel...

A simple polework exercise to help distinguish between sharper corners and rounder circles

Riding accurate corners is one of the simplest ways to improve a dressage test. Just as importantly, riders must be able to show a clear difference between the corners of the arena...

Practise changing leads over poles or jumps with this figure-of-eight layout

Boost the quality of your horse’s canter with this straightforward poles routine

Refine your centre lines using just two poles and two cones

This simple exercise helps improve balance, accuracy and straightness.In dressage, first impressions count. From the moment you turn onto the centre line, the judge begins assessin...

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

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

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...

Test and improve your horse’s adjustability with this eventer-favourite two-pole canter exercise

Test and improve your horse’s adjustability with this eventer-favourite two-pole canter exercise

Improve the quality of your horse’s paces using just three poles

While a horse’s paces are largely down to natural talent, there’s plen...