Eventer Nick Turner outlines the benefits of gridwork:

  • It encourages your horse to be more reactive off your aids and make a better shape over fences
  • It improves his rhythm over fences
  • It helps you both to improve your balance
  • Different fences and distances between fences teach him to lengthen and shorten his strides
  • It enables you to be more aware of your position
  • You’ll also become more aware of your horse’s straightness
  • It helps you to ride fences more accurately
  • It increases your confidence when jumping
  • It also improves the suppleness of you and your horse
  • It improves his bascule over fences