Eventing – Page 26 – The Horse Magazine

Horses For Courses?

October 18th, 2012
How Heidi Hewitson’s dream of riding in an event at SIEC became a character test. As told to Sean Woodland. Pictures by Andrea O’Meara Competing in the midweek horse trials at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC) is at the forefront of my mind. I bid students farewell, smile at the prospect of not seeing […] Read Article Comments Off

David Middleton: The Next Step

October 15th, 2012
I do a lot of canter / halt, even with the young ones because I find if you can do good downward transitions, from a canter to a short trot, or a short trot into a short canter, you get a much more balanced canter... Read Article 1 Comment »

Amanda Ross takes a lesson with Lucinda Green

There are always going to moments when you are in trouble, no matter how brilliant you are, and no matter how well you see your stride. I never had a very good eye for a stride, so I always wanted my horse to learn to get me out of trouble... Read Article Comments Off

Megan Jones – Getting Your Eventer Fit

October 11th, 2012
Everyone has different ways of getting their horses fit (and themselves for that matter) and people are often limited to what they can do by the available facilities they have at home or where they agist their horses, and time! If you work full time and keep you horse an hour from home and also have a spouse and kids you don’t have much time... Read Article 2 Comments »

Talking Cross Country with Kevin McNab

I think apexes are fences that once you get used to riding them, you get comfortable with them and they are not so bad. It’s just a matter of training... Read Article Comments Off

Clayton Fredericks Easy Exercises For Excellent Eventers

Good teaching, like good horse work, consists of doing very simple things very well, and the lesson that Clayton Fredericks put together for his class at Equitana was a perfect example of elegant simplicity in action... Read Article 1 Comment »

London Olympic Games – 1948

September 12th, 2012
A look at the Olympic Games of yesteryear... Read Article 2 Comments »

Sam Griffith’s Lead Up To London

September 11th, 2012
Words by Alexandra Bruggisser & Photos by Kit Houghton It’s no surprise that the person Sam Griffiths would most like to meet is Don Bradman, or that his most admired sportsperson is Steve Waugh because Sam was actually touring the world on cricket teams before he turned his hand to eventing! These days, the dream of winning […] Read Article Comments Off

Back To School with Megan Jones

May 31st, 2012
Eventing star, Megan Jones takes a cross country lesson... Read Article 1 Comment »

Megan Jones – Teaching at Camperdown

April 12th, 2012
Megan Jones coaches Abby Lawrence at Camperdown 3DE for Abby's first Three Star Competition. Read Article Comments Off