Grand prix dressage rider Tania Grantham has shared a simple polework exercise using two poles and two cones to help riders improve balance, accuracy and straightness on centre lines.
The exercise focuses on treating the turn onto the centre line as half of a 10-metre circle, using a cone as the halfway point for a symmetrical curve. Riders then use the poles laid as tramlines either side of D to guide straightness forward toward the C marker.
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US rider Tiana Coudray took the lead in the Mars Badminton Horse Trials dressage on Thursday with a score of 28.1 aboard Cancaras Girl.
A new polework exercise aims to enhance horse bend and rider accuracy using five poles.
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US rider Hallie Coon and Kapriccio topped the CCI5* standings after the first day of dressage at the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials on 18 June with a score of 27.8. Britain's Stephen Heal sits third on Hagonda, while Germany's Julia Krajewski leads the CCI4*-S on Tullabeg Platinum with 27.2.
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Two more competitors have pulled out of the Mars Badminton Horse Trials ahead of the cross-country phase.
Several leading riders have shared their initial reactions to the 2026 Badminton Horse Trials cross-country course designed by Eric Winter. The track features 32 fences and an optimum time of 11 minutes 30 seconds.
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Pammy Hutton FBHS shared her views on the use of running reins in equestrian training.