‘My job is to challenge the horse but never overstep the mark’: Joe Stockdale on what a good training session should look like

Joe Stockdale with his 2nd horse in the training demo at his yard at Dovecote Farm near Northampton in the UK on the 6th October 2025.

How does a top rider warm their horse up? What do they consider a good workout – and how do they wrap up? Joe Stockdale outlines his system for an everyday exercise session in this exclusive article for H &H subscribers

For all the trophies and laps of honour, every top rider’s success is rooted in the daily grind at home. Joe Stockdale outlines his everyday training routine, from the details of the warm-up through what he wants to achieve in a session, to rounding off with a relaxed pick of grass as a reward at […]