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01/11/2026

One jump. Two poles. A fantastic foundation for your young horse's jumping career! 🐴

This simple exercise teaches your horse to find the correct take-off and landing spots, encourages a better bascule and helps develop natural jumping technique.

The key is consistency! Keep the jump small, build confidence and allow good technique to become a habit.

✅ Better take-off and landing spots
✅ Improved jumping technique
✅ Confidence-building
✅ Perfect for young or inexperienced horses

Want more exercises like this? Download the Clear Round Training app and explore over 100 practical training exercises.

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29/10/2026

🐴 The RIGHT Way to Introduce Your Young Horse to Bounces!

Bounces are fantastic for developing balance, agility, strength and jumping technique. But introducing them incorrectly can quickly knock a young horse's confidence.

This is one of my favourite ways to introduce a horse to bounces because it makes doing the right thing the easiest option!

The setup is really simple:

🔹 Place a placing pole 2½ paces (8 feet) before the first cavaletti.

🔹 Position your second cavaletti 3 paces after the first.

🔹 Let your horse develop confidence and understand the exercise before increasing the difficulty.

🔹 Once they're comfortable, gradually increase the height to two small verticals.

🔹 Finally, remove the placing pole and introduce the bounces from canter.

The beauty of this exercise is that it encourages a good takeoff spot, allowing your horse to work everything out naturally.

And because bounces feature in so many gymnastics, getting this right opens the door to loads of other training exercises!

📲 Want more exercises like this? Download the Clear Round Training app for over 100 exercises and guided training workouts.

Find it on the App Store or Google Play. Link in bio!

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26/10/2026

🐴 Hot Horse? Here's a Simple Exercise to Improve Rideability!

Not every exercise needs to be complicated to be effective!

This little polework and jumping exercise is fantastic for teaching your horse patience, obedience and adjustability.

🔹 Ride towards the jump through the trotting poles: This encourages your horse to stay relaxed, focused and patient on the approach, helping prevent rushing into the fence.

🔹 Ride through the trotting poles after the jump: This teaches your horse to come back to trot promptly after landing, rather than running off.

💡 Bonus benefits: ✔️ Better footwork and coordination ✔️ More consistent takeoff and landing spots ✔️ Improved jumping technique ✔️ Greater rideability and control

It's easy to set up, suitable for a wide range of horses, and a really useful exercise to include in your training.

📲 Want more exercises like this? There are over 100 training exercises available in the Clear Round Training app, along with guided workouts to help you make the most of your rides.

Find Clear Round Training on the App Store or Google Play. Link in bio!

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23/10/2026

🐴 Master Your Related Distances with This Simple Exercise! 🎯

Is your horse rushing through related distances? Or perhaps struggling to make the distance comfortably?

This is one of my favourite exercises for teaching horses to maintain a smooth, consistent canter between fences.

By using placing poles throughout the related distance, we can help the horse regulate its stride naturally.

🔥 Hot horses learn to slow down and stop rushing.

🐎 Short-striding horses learn to open up their canter without losing balance.

💪 Riders gain confidence knowing they're much more likely to find a good takeoff spot.

And the best part? It's incredibly easy to set up!

Whether you're training a young horse, working on adjustability, or simply wanting more confidence over related distances, give this one a try!

📲 Want more exercises like this?

There are over 100 training exercises waiting for you in the Clear Round Training app, along with guided workouts to help you make the most of every ride.

Download through the link in my bio and start your 7-day free trial!

👇 Does your horse tend to rush or shorten through related distances? Let me know in the comments!

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22/10/2026

🐴 Master Curved Related Distances with Confidence! 🎯

Struggling to get your distances right on a curve? This is a fantastic exercise to help you develop confidence, rhythm and accuracy!

It's perfect for less experienced riders and young horses learning to negotiate related distances on a curve.

The clever setup helps you get a great jump into the related distance, making it much easier to ride the rest of the line smoothly and comfortably.

✅ Builds confidence
✅ Improves accuracy and rhythm
✅ Perfect for young horses
✅ Just 3 jumps and a few poles!

📱 Want more exercises like this?

There are over 100 practical training exercises waiting for you on the Clear Round Training app!

Download it today from the App Store or Google Play. Link in bio! 🔗

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15/10/2026

🐎 Just 2 Poles to Improve Your Showjumping!

Don't underestimate this simple polework exercise! 🔥

Work on your accuracy, balance, adjustability and riding related distances on a curve.

Learn how to add or drop a stride simply by changing your line!

📏 26 paces (78 feet) for 6 strides.

Easy to set up, but not quite as easy to ride! 😁

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09/10/2026

Your showjumping coach in your pocket 🐴📱
Not sure what to work on between lessons? Clear Round Training gives you practical training tools designed specifically for showjumping riders.
Inside the app you’ll find:
🐎 100+ showjumping and polework exercises
🎧 Guided workouts you can ride along with
📍 GPS ride tracking with walk, trot and canter breakdowns
📊 Individual horse records and workload tracking
📅 Training planning and horse management tools
🎯 Challenges designed to improve accuracy, adjustability and consistency
Whether you're training at home, preparing for your next show or simply looking for some fresh ideas, everything is right there on your phone.
Try Premium free for 7 days and see how it can help you train smarter between lessons.
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Train. Track. Improve. 🏆

08/10/2026

Someone else built the related distance? Walk it yourself anyway.

Decide how many strides you expect, then ride the line and compare your walk with how it actually rides on *your horse*. The more often you make that comparison, the better you’ll understand what your own walk tells you—and the clearer your plan will be before you turn to the first fence.

Do you always walk related distances yourself?

Train with purpose between lessons with Clear Round Training:

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07/08/2024