Once my boy gets better, will we jump?

[Luv 2 Trot]

Well, i think we may have another go at it. I tried jumping about 2 years ago, and was bored. But, i figure if im learning every other discipline, i may as well go for jumping as well. Will look good on a resume(sp?) for any school or job opportunity if im an all-arounder. :D

Toby loves jumping. He thinks its the best thing since purple gatorade! One day, while my friend was jumping, he kept nudging me and looking at the jumps like "come on mom, lets go", but i had to explain to him that mommy doesnt jump. Now, however, i think i might give it another go. Just cause, i suppose. No real reason. Im not sure how soon it will be, its been a while for him as well im sure. He has been gimpy lately and really stiff due to the cold weather, so i am going to start schooling him over some cavaletti and stuff to get us set up for it.

Any tips for preparing him and myself?

[chaz_the_star]

cavaletti are bad! :eek:

[sonnet]

cavaletti are bad! :eek:
Cavaletti are one of the best exercises full stop, ESPECIALLY for jumping!! I did them with Mandy in my lesson on Friday on Charade! So yeah, cavaletti and trot/canter poles on a bend are good too, trotting poles up to a cross, the same in canter, placing poles, anything really, shortening, extending, leg yielding- anything for dressage is good for jumping!! :)

[chaz_the_star]

Are we thinking about the same thing?

Cavelleti are those jumps that are fixed onto little cross things, and there aren't any at Welly. :confused:

[sonnet]

Are we thinking about the same thing?

Cavelleti are those jumps that are fixed onto little cross things, and there aren't any at Welly. :confused:

Caveletti are raised trotting poles. The classic ones are a pole attached to the wooden cross, so that depending on how you position them they can be right on the floor or a bit off it or a bit more etc. Mandy made them by raising one end of a pole, and alternating this down the line, ending in a jump and progressing to a grid of 4 fences including 2 bounces and a spread. Perfect for collecting the horse, maintaining impulsion and getting charade to pick her bloody feet up as she nosedives at fences!!