Latest news about Strides
Catch up with the latest news about Strides Software.
30-Apr-2023
Strides Exercises now has new prices. It is now $6.95USD ($9.95NZD in NZ) for a monthly subscription and $29.95USD ($49.95 NZD in NZ) for an annual subscription.
Strides Exercises is a collection of jumping exercises that I do on my horses or have used over past years. For more details visit the Exercises page.
Previous subscription owners of Strides Exercises still have a pe...
10-Sep-2022
The first fence in a course is one that should be the least influential fence in the course and the one a course designer must get right. Jump 1 should set horse and rider combinations up for the challenges later in the course. It should be the easiest fence in the course but still in touch with the fences that are to come. Horses tend to be a little sluggish earlier in the course, so number 1 should be a fence a rider can ride forward to, to get the horse going forward and confidently.
Traditionally it is good practice to set the first fence going heading towards the In/Out Gate. By headin...
27-Aug-2022
Over years in the sport of jumping, I have used both Imperial and Metric measurements for measuring distances between jumps. As a rider when pacing out distances, I had always used Imperial. It was easy to standardise 12’ or even easier 4 yards per stride. 6’ (2 yards) is accounted for landing and another 6’ (2 yards) for take-off. Calculating the number of strides is relatively simple, count the number of paces down a line, take 4 away for landing and take-off and then divide by 4. A similar approach can be done in feet by multiplying each step by 3 if using feet. Using imperial measure...
13-Aug-2022
Now that you have your jumps positioned allowing three strides following and approaching as well as a minimum 20m turn, it is good practice to set your jumps in line. See previous tutorials if you have not read them yet. By setting the jumps in line with each other is not only visually appealing but it also promotes good riding. See picture 1 on how two jumps line up. When designing in Strides Course Design 2021 there is a thin black line showing the line of the highlighted fence in relat...
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Strides Exercises now has new prices. It is now $6.95USD ($9.95NZD in NZ) for a monthly subscription and $29.95USD ($49.95 NZD in NZ) for an annua...
Tutorial 6 – First Fence in a Course
The first fence in a course is one that should be the least influential fence in the course and the one a course designer must get right. Jump 1 should set horse and rider combinations up for the chal...
Line distances – Imperial vs Metric
Over years in the sport of jumping, I have used both Imperial and Metric measurements for measuring distances between jumps. As a rider when pacing out distances, I had always used Imperial. It was ea...
Tutorial 4 Balanced corners
Now that you have your jumps positioned allowing three strides following and approaching as well as a minimum 20m turn, it is good practice to set your jumps in line. See ...
Strides Distance Calculator Apps
Take the guesswork out of your jump distances with the Strides Distance Calculator App, NEW from @strides_equestrian_software and available now fr...
Tutorial 3 - Quick corners
In the previous tutorial I described corners that potentially give the rider the option to go wider around corners, should there be sufficient space from the boundaries. Quick corners are corners that...
Tutorial 2 - Roll back turns
In Tutorial 1 3 stride - 20m rule we outlined the need to allow 3 straight strides after landing, a turn with minimum 20m in diameter and then 3 straight strides before the second fence. In this ...
Tutorial 1 - 3 stride - 20m rule
When designing a course every corner must allow a minimum of 3 strides to and from each fence and a turn with a diameter of at least 20m. Every corner must have: At least 42' (12.75m) ...
Notifications to Users of this Site
The Strides website now sends notifications to communicate to visitors to the site. The notification bell will be visible with the number of unread notifications, w...
Strides Course Design 2021 has now been released
After many years developing and producing Strides Software, I am excited to announce Strides first major upgrade to Strides Course Design 2021, often abbreviated as Strides21. Strides Course Design 20...
