Holly Payne Caravella: I think everybody has their own way of training but starting with my young horses, or really any new horses—at first I train them and help them, trotting and then doing canter work. I’ll use placing poles to teach the horse to get their footwork correct in the beginning. Once they’re established and know where they should be and where they should jump out of, I change up the exercises and set up some short distances and not help them out with it. I let them figure out how to be quick and snappy. Over show jumps I’ll leave them alone and let them have the rail—and hope- fully they’ll pick up their feet next time. Then I’ll leave it a little long and get them
Will Coleman
A member of the 2012 U.S. Olym- pic Team in London, Will is one of the leading event riders in America. He has had a number of success- ful four-star horses and is currently competing OBOS O’Reilly at the top of the sport, with several horses coming up the levels. He and his wife Katie are based at Tivoli Farm in Charlottesville, Virginia.
comfortable being able to open up and leave from a long distance. Once they’re comfortable with both long and short distances, it helps them get their instincts up. I do bounces, pole work, anything to get them conscious and thinking about their feet. I definitely get this done in the ring before I go cross coun-
try and expect them to know what they’re doing. Before you can expect the horse to take care of himself, you need to teach him to cope with things in a correct way. Once they have the tools to get out of it, I let them take over and be self-confident and get out of their own way. After you teach a horse to handle terrain, and they know
how to handle basic ditches, banks and water, you can apply this on cross country.
Gina Miles: I do a ton of trot fences because in the trot a horse has to be a little more clever if they get in awkward or have a funny distance. A jump that looks a little bigger or scar- ier—spooky barrels or an angled fence—is great for letting the horse figure things out and learn to get their bodies out of the way. We also do a lot of jumping on the lunge line: up and down banks, over ditches and through water—on the line with- out a rider they have a lot of freedom to experiment with their body because they’re not going to get sat on or yanked in the mouth. We do a lot of that with the young ones instead of with a rider, as well as the trot fences. You can use what you have available
to you—right now our derby field is too wet to ride in, so we’re doing a lot in the ring. If you’re getting a Thoroughbred off the track you’re better off with some tiny cross country jumps first; they’re a little more careless over the colored poles but solid fences get their respect—if they leave a hind leg jumping a log they’ll be more careful the next time. If they’re
Will competing in the CCI2* at the Jersey Fresh International Three- Day Event in 2016.
more of a spooky, ‘looky’ horse, I’d start them on the colored poles so they don’t hurt themselves and get too spooky or put off. A really bold, forward horse I’d start over the cross coun- try jumps. We had a horse off the track that we were trying to start and it was pointless to jump show jumps because he knocked everything down, but we imported a couple Warm- bloods who would have jumped six feet in the air over every- thing if we’d tried solid jumps!
Q: What are some things the rider can do to work on their
balance so he or she can support the horse but also stay out of its way if necessary?
Beth Perkins: For me the main thing is to not place the horse but support with your lower leg, keep your upper body still and let the horse use his head and neck. The rider should use as little hand as possible. I start at the trot; you can also start with four poles on the ground, trotting in a circle. Some horses are unbelievably klutzy and have a hard time with this, but just keep your leg on and make sure he has enough impulsion to
Holly Payne Caravella
Known for having a way with challeng- ing horses, Holly has competed at the Rolex Kentucky CCI4*, Badminton CCI4* (England) and Blenheim CCI3* (England). Holly is currently riding Never Outfoxed (a four-star horse) and just sold her other top horse, Santino. She also has a two-star horse and purchased a coming six-year-old in Germany who will probably do a one- star this fall. Recently married to Eric Cara- vella, Holly is based in Gladstone, New Jersey. Her mother Marilyn is an Olympic dressage judge and her brother Doug is also a four-star eventer.
Holly competing in the CCI3* at the 2016 Jersey Fresh Interna- tional Three-Day Event.
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