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May 11, 2024 · Ti m Price and Vitali top the leaderboard after cross-country on 31.7, just 1.3 penalties ahead of William Fox-Pitt and Grafennacht (33). In third is five-star and Badminton first-timer Lucy ...
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Mar 15, 2011 · Jumping a cross-country round with a horse who has a tendency to refuse can be more than a little unnerving. But top eventer Pippa Funnell divulges her exper...
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Jun 11, 2023 · Pippa Funnell is used to historic moments. Her glittering career has been full of the highs and lows of a tough sport and, today, she added a new chapter to her eventing memoirs with a fourth win at Bramham, making it a victory in each of the last four decades – 1992, 2002, 2010 and now, 2023. Riding a relatively new partner in Sarah Ross ...
- Tip 1: Sit Tight
- Tip 2: Slow But Sure
- Tip 3: Stay in The Tube
- Tip 4: Avoid Overriding
- Tip 5: on The Straight and Narrow
“Never get in front of the movement,” stresses Pippa. “It’s all about being effective and in balance.”
Pop some small fences from a slow pace – even walk. It might jump you out of the saddle, but this will help you develop a really secure position. “Try not to interfere with your horse’s mouth, as he needs his head and neck to balance,” advises Pippa.
Keeping your horse straight between your leg and hand – ‘in the tube’ – will help in tricky combination fences with lots of twists and turns. “You need impulsion, but not speed,” says Pippa. “Keep your arm soft – just as a subtle guide to keep him straight – and keep him in tube with your leg.”
Water complexes offer horses a prime opportunity for putting in a stop, which can cause some people to ride their horse forward a little too much. But Pippa advises: “Try not to override it – give your horse time to work out what to do with his feet. Speed is never the solution – impulsion is!”
It’s easy to be fazed by skinnies if your horse tends to stop or run out. But Pippa says: “Just imagine that it’s a wide fence and you’re jumping in the middle of it.” Find more cross-country exercises and advice from Pippa, including diagrams of fence complexes you can try, in April 2011 Horse&Rider Magazine. Horse&Rider would like to thank Champi...
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Sep 3, 2022 · Pippa Funnell showed the value of partnership as she piloted Billy Walk On clear around the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials cross-country course. They racked up 19.6 time-faults, despite going ...
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May 1, 2022 · Pippa’s first ride Majas Hope, who belongs to Marek Sebestak and his rider, had 11.2 faults to rise from equal 14th to 13th on Kentucky Three-Day Event cross-country day. He is more experienced ...
