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So if I want year round structured training, how should I structure training around my events?
So if I want year round structured training, how should I structure training around my events? How do I ensure my pre-season training gets me ready for event season on time? Show jumping is a comprehensive sport requiring multi-dimensional levels of physical and mental capability. To...
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National Performance Selector Position Now Open
Calling for Expressions of Interest for National Jumping Performance Selectors. Two of our existing selectors are retiring by rotation and we seek two selectors to join our team. The appointment will be for a two-year term. Ideally, you will: have a passion for the sport have a good...
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During winter, my training seems more of a chore
During winter, my training seems more of a chore than a workout. And I can lose my motivation, yet every spring I wish I’d prepared more pre-season. Exercise: Chore or Treat? Doing the same training all year doesn’t always mean you will continue to improve at the same rate. If...
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2020-2021 National Jumping Squads Announced!
Jumping Squad Announcement The new National Jumping Squads lists have been updated and can be viewed below or through our performance page here. National Talent Development Squad Kimberley Bird & Cera Cassina Melody Matheson & Graffiti MH Robert Steele & LT Holst...
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Specificity – training specific to your sport and specific to you
When I first started riding, I noticed a lot of improvements with my body in the beginning. Now there’s not so much, it’s like my body has plateaued. And I get stiff from riding more easily than I used to, taking me longer to recover; is there anything I can do about that? If I’m not...
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Bayer Buoyed by Equestrian Passion
UltraMox Co-sponsors of the UltraMox and Cheleken Equestrian Six-Year-Old Series The team at Bayer – the company behind UltraMox™ – get a real kick out of providing equine owners with what they say are the very best products and advice on worming their horses, according to...
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How do I know what rider training activities are best for me?
There is so many opinions about the best way to train, how do I know I am making the right ones? I watch the training elite riders do and wonder what changes I should make to my training to be more like them? As the country begins to return to usual activities and we move steadily into...
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Clients at the Heart of Award-Winning Mutual
FMG Sponsors of the FMG Young Rider Series As a mutual, FMG is all about its clients. Rural manager Lizzie Vincent says she feels very lucky to work for a company she feels so strongly about. “As we are owned by our clients, our business structure is really about working with them to minimise...
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An update from our Northland Star Spotter, Harley Ferguson!
At Cambridge Harley and his team have won the 35th North Island Pony Club Show Jumping Champs held at Cambridge Harley himself got a 1st, 2nd, 4th, 8th and a 13th in his 5 rounds out of 40 riders in each class. He racked up 24 points and came 10th over all in the individual results out of...
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Update from our Wairarapa Star Spotter, Olive Percy!
Thank you so much for the membership. I have had a great season it’s a shame that it got cut short. Coco went lame before the season ended but now she is all good. We have been using our extra time to get her fit and work on our flatwork. We definitely achieved our goal for last season getting...
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