This section of the website gives you a wealth of information on every aspect of endurance.  And like any library, it requires a small fee to join and to have access to all that information. It is like having your personal trainer next to you all the time (but for considerably less cost ?)  The great thing is that you can l...

An overview of everything the "Endurance: Step by Step" online endurance coaching course has to offer: Besides all these tutorials that are available to watch as many times as you want, you will also get: A workbook to give structure to your season with assignments that will help you assess and plan.A Facebook community to discuss these a...

I have done Windsor twice now, both with experienced horses coming back to a big ride after a competing break. And both times not with good results. Of course, there is always some (bad) luck involved in bit rides, but most of the time there are lessons to be learned from mistakes. They are lessons, not nit-picking or putting myself down. We a...

As an equestrian sports coach (focusing on endurance) it is always interesting to visit rides without taking part as a competitor. My previous blog (Exercise physiology 1: the importance of warming up for our energy stores) was about my experiences at a ride I was helping out at. I talked about the importance of a proper warming up by comparing our...

 As an equestrian sports coach (focusing on endurance) it is always interesting to visit rides without taking part as a competitor. Crewing or volunteering can give fascinating insights into what some endurance riders get up to. It helps me finding issues people might need help with, and I can give something back to the ride organisers that ar...