Husband and wife team Vere and Clea Phillipps (both 4* eventers and show jumpers) demonstrate the art of riding tricky related distances of four strides or more. Working a pair of 6 year old eventers (16 and 18 hands), they start with 4 strides over training and competition distances. Clea keeps the power low to the shorter distance and increases it to the longer one. When riding a dog-leg, however, Clea adjusts the stride to suit her horse, while Vere has a game-plan and trusts the distance will work. A two stride double is more difficult than a one stride combination. Clea says "the quality of the canter and calm, consistent training are the keys".
