ALISON LINCOLN.

"There are studies from Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland and the UK that show that >50% of the sports horse and leisure horse population in...

“Your coach can only give you what they know” Sharon Hunt Equestrian   This was from a Facebook post and it got me thinking. If I was...

I had a job interview this week and as part of the process I was asked to deliver a 20 minute micro teach on ‘The impact of social...

“ although tactile signals have been used for millennia as the major means of communication with horses, given the acute aural and visual...

Keep in mind that good welfare contributes to good performance particularly in relation to tack so by paying attention to the research in...

The different phases of any eventing competition call for a variety of technical skills and physical abilities. Cross country involves an...

If, like me, it takes a while for you to loosen up in the morning, you won’t be surprised to learn that there is a higher prevalence of...

Competitive endurance rides are a test of the rider’s ability to safely manage their horse’s stamina and fitness while coping with the...

This might sound like an odd question but let me explain why I’m asking it. A paper presented at a conference on Equine Sports Medicine...

A common reaction when we hear the phrase “mindset matters” is to nod wisely, resolve to be more positive and then move on to other...

It’s important to train in a sport specific way which is why your dressage horse needs different strength training exercises to your show...

Actually confidence is a skill like any other which means you can learn it. The first step is to work out what things knock your...

Is your eventer fit enough? The answer to that question, at least according to the research, is probably no. A study published in 2014...

Follow the links below to access a variety of articles featured on FEI, Horse and Hound and Horsemart websites. Articles featured on...

In order to answer the question, what can I feed my horse to give them more oomph, I’m afraid we need to do a quick recap on how the...

“There is a higher level of riding and looking after horses. That sort of thing is about horsemanship and it’s higher than being simply a...

“Ditch the emotion - by learning to remove emotion from my riding I’ve been able to see things and act much more objectively. In turn...

“Overtraining syndrome is a significant problem in the equine athlete with striking similarities to the syndrome in humans” McGowan &...

Very exciting preview of the cover for my new book due out Feb 2022 including a lovely review from Christopher Bartle.

Equine Sports Coaching was published in 2008 and now (thanks to Covid) I've finally got round to writing the follow up. Here's a sneak...