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International event rider Imogen Gloag, 23, is based in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.


In 2016, Imogen was the youngest competitor at that year’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials riding Brendonhill Doublet and the pair are former Pony Club Champions and British Junior team members.


In 2018 she made her first appearance at the Mitsubishi Badminton Horse Trials on the same horse completing with just one unlucky run out.


Imogen’s ultimate goal is to be selected on to British teams and to ride at the Olympic Games.


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Will grid work help with my jumping? Yes! It’s a great stepping stone towards riding a course of fences successfully when you’re competing.


Using grids will help you develop a regular rhythm, develop you and your horse’s bal- ance and help with your position.


There are some golden rules that we stick with when we’re using grids.


There are some classic distances that you use between the poles, but these should be used as a guide only, depending on the


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length of your horse, how experienced he is and the quality of the canter.


If your horse is struggling, you can adapt the space between the fences.


Build up the elements bit by bit and don’t trap your horse into making a mistake as confidence comes from horses learning a pattern and not being caught out.


Make sure you jump through grids from both reins and don’t over do it being sure you jump the middle of the fence every time too.


I used to showjump my 16hh TBx but now I’d like to change to dressage. Will it be easy to make the transition?


You’ll sometimes find that showjumpers aren’t truly on the contact and rely on the inside rein to make turns and if this is the case with your horse, I’d quickly establish shoulder-in to help with the hand to leg connection.


Help strengthen his hind quarters and develop engagement by using lots of direct transitions, and also transitions within the pace too.


Stretching work will help your horse if he’s tight through his body – try serpentines, spiraling in and out of circles and leg-yield in all the paces.


Above all, I’d find a great trainer who can help you towards your aims and explain the benefits of the exercises that will help with the transition. Good luck!


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On your way to the start, make sure you are in cross country mode and thinking about the course ahead. In the warm up establish a good forward rhythm in canter. You arr aiming to get the horse thinking forwards and in front of your leg. Jump the fence on both reins, and then try riding it at an angle and off a turn. Give yourself some time to re-check your girth and that your stirrups are sitting correctly on the bars of the saddle before setting off. When you’re there, find out how many horses are due to go before you as there’s no point being ready if there are still another dozen to go.


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