Category Archives for "Cross Country Training Series"

How to fix your horse stopping at jumps.

Working out whether your horse is naughty or nervous is the first thing you need to figure out, then your response will be correct.

How to stop your horse running off fences.

Opening the hand to stop the horse running off is often the first response but it’s not the correct solution.

How to jump drop fences.

Heal down and forward shoulders tall, head up is the only way to jump drops.

How to jump ditches confidently and safely.

Getting your position secure and your mind focused is the right start

How to ride a cross country combination

Kirstin Kelly is training riders through x country combinations. Kirstin teaches how to walk the distances between the jumps, riding up and down dips, accurate riding and the difference between schooling pace and competition pace and the different levels.

How to ride a cross country bank jump

Kirstin is teaching young riders at Papatoetoe Pony club how to jump a x-country combination of a drop off a bank to a skinny box. Kirstin explains the “defensive position” which allows the riders to land balanced and enable safe,confident x-country riding.

Essential guide to riding cross country ditches

Kirstin teaches young riders how to ride Ditches, Palisades and Trakehners. Kirstin talks about positive, safe riding and what to do when it goes wrong.

Training guide to riding a skinny cross country jump

Kirstin teaches riders how to ride corners. How to keep horses straight when jumping x country and how to walk the distances. Also about how to train horses and fix it when horses run off the skinny cross country fence.

Cross country water jump training

Kirstin Kelly Equestrian trains riders how to ride a water fence in a x country. Kirstin talks about the “defensive position” to keep you secure and safe as your horse jumps down into the water.

Introduction to cross country training series

Kirstin gives an overview of her x-country training series which overs water jumps, ditches, banks and combinations. She gives advice on how to build confidence and trust between horse and rider and two point position for safe cross country riding.