‘Cavalletti Queen’ Marcia Kulak’s 5 Exercises To Try

Improve your horse's strength, coordination and responsiveness with these simple pole and cavaletti setups. Designed for all levels and disciplines, each exercise builds on core flatwork principles—no big jumps required.

Veteran eventer, hunter/jumper and dressage trainer Marcia Kulak uses cavalletti daily to improve her horses’ strength, rhythm, balance and accuracy. Here are a few of her favorite exercises, broken down into simple steps.

(Did you miss Part 1 of this article, where Kulak discusses her training philosophy and the benefits of cavalletti exercises? Read it here.)