Everything You Need to Know About the Sport of Eventing

[@taylorrose9625]

Jill, you forgot that if you fall off while you are on an course you are eliminated or if your horse jumps out of a dressage ring, last one is from experience...

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[@quentinquinn8205]

@Warren Riley You are welcome =)

[@smmequestrian2581]

I love this video ideas. Even as a hunter who has no interest in doing eventing I would love to see videos like this. I’m trying to get as much knowledge as possible in everything!

[@dannijurgele5237]

“i wouldn’t know, as i’ve never won” *nervous laughter* “i suck at this sport” SAAMMMEEE GURL SAMEEE 😹😹

[@sndszoo4538]

Omg GURRLLL your eye makeup looks SOOO good....loving ittttttttttttttttttttttt....your actually so pretty tho honestly I'm jelly

[@AkashaStudios]

Hoping to make my debut in the Eventing ring next season! I'm a dressage rider lol and this year I'm playing jumpers just to build my confidence before I begin eventing! This was super helpful!

[@bllella]

I've literally spent the past hour binge-watching your videos oml - time's gone so fast

[@aurorads8847]

thank you so much for making a video like this, as im aspiring to be an eventer this is so incredibly useful ! Also could you make a video where you either show or talk about how to prepare a horse for eventing ? Like how to start ? :)

[@ridingwithfaith2473]

I'm so happy you posted this video ! Answers everything I was curious about, I really want to do lower level eventing with my filly once she's ready !

[@ridingwithfaith2473]

Love your videos btw, you're a big inspiration to me💙😍

[@ValentinaCowgirl]

That winged liner though 😍

[@eliotschmitt5661]

Love to see an outfit videos for both horse and rider for all three events! That would be awesome. And this is for anyone who know to answer, but at novice or prelim about how many XC jumps are there per course would you say. I’m just curious.

[@mandybramhall3730]

It depends on who designs the course but for novice there are no more than 20 jumps I'd say and for prelim probably no more than 25 jumps

[@Micawber1410]

Think someone mentioned it but over here in the UK and Ireland we have hunter trials which are just XC, very relaxed and generally low level but fun! We also have team chasing which is just XC but in a team of four, fastest team wins or sometimes there's a bogey time and it's all massive jumps and hedges! Really good fun!

[@poulexa0611]

In Ireland you can do xc alone it's called hunter trials and it's in spring and autumn but It's not affiliated and it's a bit like you pull up and whoever is ready goes like you have numbers but they generally after the first 10 like just don't follow them and you can go in pairs (at most HTs) or trebles (sometimes)

[@buckinggoodride882]

EquiiSarah we have an annual derby day that is put on by a lot of fox hunting clubs in the area that is similar (I’m in southeast US) it’s open to anyone and a lot of fun

[@painted.jumper7353]

EquiiSarah In America...at least where I am...we have hunter paces. You Can do team hunter paces or individual

[@hgarner2000]

In America we have hunter trials/paces too, not sure what the difference is exactly but I've heard either one been said. It's not the same thing as eventing cross country though because the rules are different, etc and where I am, you have to do hunter paces in groups/pairs because you go through the trails usually around a loop through different towns instead of in a field. It could be different in Ireland tho

[@lucy-ix4xq]

Duuude this was perfect timing! I just left my dressage barn to start eventing and am meeting with the trainer next week!

[@marriedaprince1]

How is your journey going? I love to comment on old comments like these to see how people are doing. I am returning to riding after a 20 year hiatus, I did dressage, but I want to do hunter pace and drag hunts,so eventing sounds like a great match for me. Let me know!

[@cynthiabrown2806]

Thanks. I really didn't know how XC was scored. This was an interesting video...I am interested in a vid re clothes/tack as well.

[@alanagarrison1907]

I’m going to my first cross country show this weekend, I have done dressage and showjumping countless times. But never cross country and So this was very helpful, thank you!!

[@warmbloodforlife4752]

You are the best KZbinr ever

[@cutsiefruitsthreetwoone8862]

Yas! Horses and hooman outfits!!!

[@Ella-zx9mm]

Dude the judge always beeps the horn when I’m right in front of the car and it literally scares me and my horse every single time😂😂 and where’s my squad of learn the test the day before the show?

[@shawnterm813]

I want to start eventing so this was a huge help!! oh and great makeup like eyeliner on point 💄

[@madimae3787]

Aw this is so cool! I’m at a hunter/jumper/dressage barn but not an eventing one. It sounds super cool though

[@lauren_equestrian7715]

In england you have these things called hunter trials which is just xc but they only go up to anout 1 meter 5/10 i think then you have to do all or xc and dressy but yeah im starting doing some soon when i get my new horse 😁

[@brookekrueger1688]

Omg thank u so much for this my first event is this weekend and I had lots of unanswered questions that u just answered! Thank u!!

[@katyculpepper8059]

Please make a everything you need for eventing for rider and horse! Cause I have my first evening show on the 14th of July and ima little nervous lol and I just want to have everything I need and be prepared🙂

[@dylanfrantz8871]

This video helped so much!! I do hunters and my friend also did hunters till she switched over to eventing last year and I went to a couple of her shows but I don’t know very much about the sport so I’m so happy you made this video!

[@laurenlolzies]

you should totally make this a mini-series because you answered a ton of my questions and i'd love to see more!!

[@caiussaunders8116]

Thank you for an awesome helpful video!! Would love to see more like this 💓

[@annahuntzinger2142]

Yes! Please post a ' gear for eventing (horse and rider)' video! i would so watch it :D

[@chloemiles8108]

Yess please for the attire video!!

[@marthacharlton8729]

This is actually so helpful! Please do a what you should wear and may you do how cross country watches work and like how to use them etc? ❤️

[@everydayequestrian9637]

I’m starting to get into eventing this was so helpful!!

[@abbyalsted2966]

As someone who just moved barns to start eventing this is super helpful!

[@jasminec3252]

Really needed this for my first event 😂

[@Morgan-ol6tz]

So glad you made this and always wanted to know more about eventing since I do really want to try it

[@rhyssharpton]

Yes yes I want a horse and riders necessities for eventing video!!

[@roxythomas7344]

Also just so you know during cross country you are allowed to school the water if you need to school the water or if your going too fast and need to just add some time to your final time. You just tell schooling water and then go through the water and when you’re done schooling it, you go and do it again and then continue on with you course. It’s a good way to add time if you’re going too fast or to actually school your horse through the water

[@joyarnholtz2543]

YES to the outfit video!

[@knzplaykitsune]

Whispers "I suck at this sport" 😅😅 haha #relatable

[@emilycopley5253]

i love videos like these!! maybe the start of an eventing series??🤔😋

[@eltappp4863]

we have hunter trials in england which are just cross country competitions :)

[@caitlinwhite1955]

Yes yes yes outfits video!

[@supernovakovaa]

Love love love this video! So helpful, thank you! I really want to see the outfits video!

[@sammi5025]

Honestly you’re amazing 😍😍😍 you’re my idol and you’re so funny

[@faithinthereins4035]

Yes! More eventing videos! I just got my new ottb and I’m starting to teach her eventing and while who still have a year or two before we do actually shows it would be nice to know all the rules.

[@BeccaD2000]

I loved this! Thank you! Can’t wait for the outfits for you and your horse video x

[@djteeb1]

This is so helpful! I am going to my first event this summer and am trying to educate myself as much as possible! Thanks for yet another great video!!

[@KKK-zm5fh]

Did you ever make a video of what you and your horse need equipment wise????

[@Morgan-ol6tz]

Thanks so much since I want to try eventing since i am really interested

[@maddysnaith7625]

Well-done for carrying on without bubbles

[@charlottewhitmarsh4605]

I so wish events were the same format in the uk. The vast majority of ours are one day (dressage, showjumping then XC) and obviously it's super fun. But the two days sound so much fun, to make a whole weekend of it sounds amazing. There are a few in the uk but I wish there were more x

[@bobbiequestrian5066]

I am starting to do eventing, so this is very helpful.

[@taylorwartberg3352]

This is perfect! I would love to see an outfits video for horse & rider! :)

[@k.knyrhtak1697]

Thank you so much Jill! I am just getting into eventing from hunters. This video is a blessing love you and you’re channel!❤️

[@sallygibson7468]

I don't know if it's the same everywhere but in England you can do a hunter trial which is just cross country competion on it's own. This was so helpfull thanks Jill!

[@miatreadwell1874]

Great video! It was really cool to learn about this, I think I want to be a show jumper when I’m like older and at a higher level but I’ve only done a bit of xc as my barn doesn’t do xc and I also love dressage so 😂🤷‍♀️ it’s a long way off though I don’t need to worry

[@bellafitzpatrick9714]

Yaaass Jill great video also pls do the outfit video I would very much enjoy seeing the zobird all dressed up and getting a good look at what tack you use at competitions all that good stuff

[@zoemw04]

I loved this! I would love an outfits video!

[@ashleyzilinskas205]

This is awesome, thanks! I love your sincerity too!

[@naysaskyes4751]

I would LOVE to see the video about the outfits and stuff bc this video helped a lot bc I wanna start getting into this sooooo please make a video of the outfits and stuff like that. Also your my favorite I love you and everything you do

[@lucyhuckins4443]

There is solo cross country. Their called hunter paces. Idk if they have them everywhere but they have them around me.

[@Keelari]

Lucy Huckins those are typically part of hunt clubs like she was talking about. The ones I’ve been too are more like the hunt field and less like actual xc course

[@lucyhuckins4443]

Keelari my horses ex owner used to do them and they were just xc courses and you didn't need to be a part of a club or anything for them. They don't have a hunt club near me.

[@theskirtrider]

Thank you for this! What do for the salute in jumping? Love you Jill ❤️❤️

[@abigailhallett9190]

In the uk, it is possible to do Xc on its own it comes under Hunter Trials which is just a cross country course. Hope this was help full

[@enchantedwarchief247]

Side not as I found something awesome very close to cross country it’s called hunter pace it’s 2-4 miles long and you can look up rules and what not several videos on KZbin You can skip jumps at no fault to you or your horse you can run the whole thing without jumping it’s like a marked trail ride if you want you have to have at least 2 people tho which is the only difference if you don’t have one call and they can find one for you if they’re nice about it

[@mayagalpern1167]

Yes outfit videos!!!

[@dspamers]

Please do the gear video when things have settled. I would love to see that.

[@chasing_dreams_and_barrels2361]

The on deck and in the hole is the same thing with barrel racing lol I thought it would be completely different

[@theskirtrider]

Storm Racing That’s cool, I’ve always wanted to do barrel racing

[@chasing_dreams_and_barrels2361]

Abigail Autumngate it’s really fun I thought oh I will do it once and see if I like it and I got addicted to it and loved it

[@theskirtrider]

Storm Racing That’s so cool! I do showing and my trainer doesn’t want me to do barrel racing and ppl say there is too many injuries, but if I could and had the chance I would totally do barrel racing!

[@chasing_dreams_and_barrels2361]

Abigail Autumngate actually barrel racing has far less injuries eventing and jumping has so much more that can go wrong refusal,falling of after jumping hitting the jump etc.etc. and I feel like there is a lot more horse abuse in dressage sometimes because some people are very abusive but Raleigh link 14 says all barrel racers are bad and it’s such an abusive thing but I know some people can be abusive but not all a lot of people judge on the bad things they see and they don’t see good things an non abusive people don’t judge on the whole fact there is still good Raleigh says barrel racing is bad but It’s not always bad and a lot of it is good

[@chasing_dreams_and_barrels2361]

Abigail Autumngate I should try it it is very addicting I was like I’m gonna do this one show and see if I wanna do more and I got addicted and I love it and good barrel racers care for their horses well my horse health and well being and happiness is my top priority

[@maddihorner5061]

love this! i really wanna try eveniting😫 but i’m a little confused on scoring dressage haha. so if you get a low score out of 10 that’s good?

[@buckinggoodride882]

maddi horner you want higher scores for individual movements. It is graded as a school test (100%). So in just dressage you might get a score of 77. Eventing looks at penalty points so your end score would be 100-77=33 penalty points. So 33 is your score and any additional penalties in xc or jumping is added to that so you want that score to be low.

[@maddihorner5061]

SRNAeventer ohhhh i gotcha!!! thanks!💓

[@Aries-bz4ot]

Literally u are my favorite KZbinr❤️ Btw this video was really helpful👍🏻❤️

[@Lilly-ct6xq]

This video is so cool! I love how informative this is!! Glad you are putting up videos again!

[@itzykelly7558]

Yesssss please 😁 Really good video Jill. In Australia we have a derby which is sj and xc combined and there is also super cross which is xc then sj or sj then xc, but I think that is only in Australia. But great video!!❤️🌈🙏🏽💎☀️

[@McKaylaBailie]

Yaaaass please make this a series

[@elliejohnson476]

PLEASE DO THE GEAR VIDEO!! I’ve been low key training for my first schooling show and I have no idea if my gear would be acceptable

[@avakaiser3911]

Yeah I really want to know what to wear for eventing I just started and have no idea what to wear

[@meganconnolly2418]

“These are my ribbons, hmm, I suck at this sport” that’s one BIG mood lol

[@leanna.reyess5296]

yess to the outfits video!

[@libertymurray7981]

outfits would be so helpful xxx

[@allisoncuteday4230]

YES MAKE A OUTFIT VIDEO PLESSSSS

[@emmacatherine2290]

yess love your videos jill ❤️ i really want to try eventing :)

[@elliottdethomas266]

This was actually really helpful! Thank you!

[@Aries-bz4ot]

Isn’t there endurance riding? Which is xc but it comes with vet checks and stuff

[@elizabethc.2778]

I also have a speedy pony. She sometimes thinks she's on the racetrack with her short tiny legs😂😂. At our last show we dropped from 3rd to 6th by going to fast. 11.5 time faults. Much fast😂

[@olivianetjes4363]

Ok so do you have to learn dressage from a different school or riding place or do most eventing schools teach you English riding? I ride western but I really want to learn English and eventing and stuff so I'm kind of clueless.

[@madisontrenaman2430]

I love your channel so much! This video was awesome! ❤️

[@c.h.1073]

Can you do one on dressage scoring details?

[@abigailgrace661]

Great video Jill!💜 Except I was wondering, I’ve never done any big show with jumping, how do you remember your course? Do you decide on your own? Sorry I’m definitely a newbie for jumping and shows haha

[@cygne5]

Hello! So when you are taking a jumping lesson, your trainer will give you a course. At the start they are pretty easy to remember, so it’s something like the outside vertical, to the green diagonal going home, then the outside line, and so on. The first couple courses you do you might mess up, but after you jump courses for a while you just remember them more easily. However, it’s not like dressage in the way that you have a course before you get to the show. It might be scary at first, but all great hunters, jumpers, equitation riders and so on have done it at some point. Good luck from Esme and Dallas!

[@abigailgrace661]

Esme.Equine ohh that helps a lot! Thanks so much!!🐴

[@morgankasey9436]

Are there 2 rounds of showjumping like in jumpers? Like if you go clear in your first round you have a jump off? Or is it just the one?

[@vvsauria]

Your eyebrows look so good 😍♥️

[@bonniecox7749]

Hey Gurl! Love you so much! Do you know if the lowest score for eventing is the same for other countries? I’m in Australia and still learning about he scoring cause it confuses me. Loved this video! Please please please do an outfit/rack video! Keep killing it! 💖💖😘😘

[@countercanterr]

If it is anything like the UK, the scoring is the same here as what Jill said so I'm presuming its the same everywhere? 😊

[@rosie4362]

I’m in New Zealand and the scoring is the same as this so I assume Australia would also be the same:) if you’re confused about scoring, the best explanation I’ve heard so far is that your score is the percentage of the negative, or what you’ve done wrong.

[@rubys5314]

Hey I know this is probably he wrong place to ask, but a horse I’ve been free-leasing has been aggressive since a new horse moved into the paddock and has started biting fences and buckets. Do you have any tips on how to fix any problems? I’ve asked around and nothing has helped 😬

[@mekenziehall8390]

Love the video!! Thanks❤️

[@nelliholm3717]

Yeeees want outfit video 😁

[@notevenreallife]

Great video, thank you so much for making this😉😇

[@kaeladcole]

Ummmmmm 😁😁😁😁😁😁one more question do you have to do all three events Dressage, Cross Country, and Show Jumping, BC I don't wnna do all three so do we have to?

[@theskirtrider]

makayla 1101 You could just do dressage as your equestrian event or just show jumping

[@kaeladcole]

Abigail Autumngate thx gurl

[@theskirtrider]

makayla 1101 no problem

[@samanthabohlman9100]

Outfits video yes!!

[@ashequestrian3183]

Omg hahaha I was looking for a video like this this week! I couldn’t find one! I might start and I was like well I know what cross country is but what are the rules? Thank youuuuuuuu

[@rachelmascitelli3086]

Totally non-horsey question.... What kind of eyeliner do you use?? It looks amazing- also- great video!

[@bebeventing3735]

Just wanted to put this out there that USEA has an app that is free in case you wanted alerts or updates of rules if they ever change 🙂

[@elliemccarthy5672]

It's so interesting how in eventing ribbons are much harder to earn where as in the hunters or even jumpers we accumulate class ribbons like their is no tomorrow. Not that ribbons are what matters but they are definitely harder to earn in eventing

[@Keelari]

Ellie McCarthy I’m so happy someone understands that! So many people will look at eventing ribbons and ask why so few or why they aren’t mostly blue, red, yellows. People don’t understand each show only gives the opportunity to win one ribbon and often you are competing against 20+ people

[@countercanterr]

Love this! So informative, really clears up some of the rules for me. Damn there is a lot in Eventing! 😂

[@amywaltho2119]

Do you walk your show jumping course on the morning of your showjumping?

[@Ella-zx9mm]

When you have the crazy horse in the start box that’s rearing and flipping out and when you can finally go it takes off at a full on gallop cause same 😂