Chris Bartle’s Cross-Country Training

From a forward light seat to the "oh-shit" position - with this educational film Christopher Bartle, coach of the British national Eventing team, wants to improve safety in cross-country riding. The cross-country seat positions are the key to success. Chris Bartle's practical analysis of examples from training and professional sportreveal the sources of potential mistakes and provide a path to safe cross-country riding. A must-see for beginners, advanced riders and professionals.

What you can learn in this film:

- How safe seat positions can help you to ride successfully through the cross-country course

- Which 5 cross-country seat positions should be known by every cross-country rider

- How you can sit in balance with your horse both before and after the jump

- Which are the most common seat errors and how you can avoid them

- How the "oh-shit" position can rescue you and your horse from difficult situations  

Christopher Bartle is coach of the British national Eventing team. With the GB dressage team, he participated in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He later won team gold at the 1997 European Championship and won the Badminton Horse Trials one year later. From 2001 to 2016 Chris Bartle was trainer of the German national Eventing team, together with head coach Hans Melzer. Besides the "nearly"-Olympic gold in 2004, 2x team gold 2008 & 2012 and 1x team silver in 2016, his greatest victories as a coach were 2x gold at the World Championships and 3x team gold at the European Championships in a row. Above all, Chris Bartle wants to pass on his years of experience by giving eventers the capabilities to ride safely through the cross-country course.