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Q&A with cross country course designer Eric Winter

Youth Performance Manager Darrell Scaife met Eric Winter (via Zoom) to put questions from some of the riders on the BE Youth Programmes

Look after your own(ers)

Supportive owners are an essential part of any event rider’s team, so here are the the EHOA's top tips for looking after owners

Making the most of your eventing warm up

A successful warm-up depends on many factors: here are some key areas to help maximise your preparation

Review and plan at the end of the eventing season

Sports psychology expert Nikki Heath explains the many aspects of decision making and how to ensure it works best for you

How to succeed as a young rider in eventing

British Eventing Accredited Coach Jonathan Chapman discusses the various ways BE helps young riders to flourish

Fuelling the event rider

All event riders will agree that that their horse’s nutrition is of the highest priority to ensure their...

How to help your horse recover after exercise

A lot of our attention is focused on our horse's preparation for the event, but how much consideration do we give their recovery?

How to memorise your dressage test

We take a look at the different ways that we memorise information and how we can use this to help us learn (and remember) our dressage test

Rider reactions

Improving your reactions in the saddle can improve your dressage score so, how can you hone your reaction times? BE Accredited Coach Caroline Jeanne says it’s all a question of balance

Improving your mental performance: Managing arousal levels

In part six of our brain training series, mental performance coach Sally McGinn focuses on managing arousal levels....

Improving your mental performance: Staying in the present

In part four of our brain training series, mental performance coach Sally McGinn focuses on staying in the...

Improving your mental performance: Self-belief

In part three of our brain training series, mental performance coach Sally McGinn focuses on self-belief. How can...

Four ways to better riding

Are there any riders among us who believe their bodies work as well as they should do? Whose...

Dealing with pressure

We take a look at how the pressure of competition impacts us all differently and offer some advice on how to deal with it

Clean feeding

Can you imagine the disappointment you’d feel after putting in your best performance at an event, only for...