Horse&Rider Magazine - UK equestrian magazine for Horse and Rider January 2022 Retour à l'édition précédente

The January issue of Horse&Rider’s out now, and it’s packed full of everything you could ever want to give you a head start in preparing for a happy, healthy and successful new year.

We’ve got a fantastic line-up of fabulous trainers keen to boost your riding to its best. Headlining our roster is international eventer Alex Hua Tian, who’s sharing his straightforward two-jump exercise for improving your horse’s form over fences. Dressage rider Shaun Mandy helps debunk the ridden aid that, when polled, approximately 99% of riding instructors wished their pupils knew more about – of course, it’s the all-important but often misunderstood outside rein. Plus, dressage rider Anna Miller shares her advice for a more relaxed ride and eventer Lydia Hannon’s on hand with techniques to create a more athletic horse while you’re hacking.

Looking ahead to the new year? We’ve put together some great riding resolutions for your best year yet – and the all-important goal-setting framework that’ll help you stay on track reach them. And, ready to inspire you, Horse&Rider sat down with dressage star Alice Oppenheimer fresh from her London Marathon success – completed between competing at the BD National Championships and Horse of the Year Show – and shared the behind-the-scenes details on one of her toughest challenges to date.

With the low light conditions and poor visibility set to stick around for a while longer, we’ve put together a high-vis refresher packed with some shopping list inspiration to get you and your horse kitted out for safer winter hacking – and, if you fancy trying your luck on this month’s competition, four lucky readers are in with the chance to win a complete high-vis prize bundle from the reflective-wear specialists, Equisafety!

All this and more in the January issue of Horse&Rider – out now!