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Chris Burton – cross country riding – riding corners

July 14th, 2021
“You want to have your horses in neutral cruise, they keep doing what you’ve asked them to do, by themselves, until you ask them to do something else – 100% by themselves is the point.” Christopher on course at London riding Leilani “You can’t hold a horse, you are sitting on its back, the only way […] Read Article Comments Off on Chris Burton – cross country riding – riding corners
 

Christopher Burton conducts the Equitana Masterclass

June 12th, 2021
Christopher Burton, medal winner for Australia, talks about poles and why light aids are important. Plus he conducts a Masterclass, talks about the Tokyo Games and more. Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Top Tip from three Masters

January 18th, 2021
George Morris tells riders to be interested in giving, and two top riders, and trainers, agree. George also tells us: ‘It’s simple, it’s just not easy…’ “Give, give, give, be interested in giving. Of course you have to make a half halt with both your hands, but you have to get off the half halt. […] Read Article 2 Comments »
 

Top Tip: Christopher Burton – Rider position and hands

November 20th, 2020
"Light hands are nothing to do with the hand on the rein – they come from elastic elbows..." Top international eventer, Christopher Burton is a stylish rider and he expects his pupils to work hard on their position... Read Article Comments Off on Top Tip: Christopher Burton – Rider position and hands
 

Eventing tips from Christopher Burton

August 22nd, 2020
Christopher Burton is a medal winning event rider, but he’s also a horseman. One of his greatest influences was the Stecken-trained Australian-based,  Marianne Lichtwark, sadly no longer with us. It’s no wonder Christopher’s basics are so darned good… “I think part of the problem is that a lot of riders don’t understand that the horse […] Read Article Comments Off on Eventing tips from Christopher Burton
 

Aachen Eventing: Exclusive Christopher Burton interview

July 21st, 2019
The Eventing at Aachen went right to the line with a thrilling finish, on the spot report from Christopher Hector - with a great interview with Christopher Burton who takes aim at long format eventing... Read Article Comments Off on Aachen Eventing: Exclusive Christopher Burton interview
 

Christopher Burton talks after his dressage test

September 14th, 2018
Catch up with Christopher Burton after his dressage test. Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Christopher Burton, Arena side

July 9th, 2018
Christopher Burton talks about training at home and how to make time on the cross-country course. Read Article Comments Off on Christopher Burton, Arena side
 

Christopher Burton and the perfect warm up…

June 18th, 2018
A perfect warm up for anyone, with Christopher Burton. "The first thing I do is get the horse going forward. Lots of riders are obsessed with getting them round – I’m not, I just want forward..." Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Christopher Burton – Forging a new combination

May 11th, 2018
Christopher Burton talks about a new horse - and his training methods... Read Article Comments Off on Christopher Burton – Forging a new combination