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[Lolo-b]

Hey everyone,:)

After i fell off & broke my shoulder :eek: in Aug '06 i cldn't ride 4 'bout 6/7 weeks, & even after i started riding again i had 2 take things slowly. As a result i didn't jump for several months. :mad:

But recently i've been really going it, tryin' 2 get bk 2 jumping the kind of heights i did b4 i broke my shoulder. Last wk i had a jumping lesson and did much better than i have done in a long time, & wld very much appreciate feedback and your opinions.

In the lesson, Casper was quite forward going and i needed 2 give more with my hands so my RS asked me to lengthen my reins 2 allow him 2 stretch more, but 2 compensate when cantering on the flat btwn jumps, she asked me to sit back more.

How can i do better? :confused:

the vid of my jumpin lesson is on my www.youtube.com/lauren14lpec = Casper @ Liscombe Park EC.

Thank you xxx :):):)

[x.fat-pony.x]

You look like you've come on really well :)

I would just say though, try not to talk in 'text' speak on the message board, as for some people English is not their first language and it is hard for them to understand, and even some people who have English as their main language can't understand, like me! :D

[sonnet]

Ok, you asked for opinions so here goes!

It's all a bit too fast and flat, he's not basculing over the fences just running at them and flinging himself over. As a result he knocks them and ends up taking them in a cat-leaping manner, because he's not balanced enough to jump properly. You keep getting left behind and catching him in the mouth and slapping down quite heard on his back, which speeds him up. Your lower leg is also slipping back quite a lot, and as you've already recognised you need to release a lot more as although the jumps are not high, you're catching him.

I would say that you are too concerned with the height that you are jumping. You would probably benefit from slowing everything down, and going back to basics a bit as that looks like too much too soon for both you and the horse.

Please don't take offense at this, you asked for feedback and opinions and I've given mine, if you don't like what I've said, ignore it :)

[Lolo-b]

I don't take offence, all opinions are useful. tnx xxx

[sonnet]

I don't take offence, all opinions are useful. tnx xxx

No worries :)

[barlz_max_hero]

Ok, you asked for opinions so here goes!

It's all a bit too fast and flat, he's not basculing over the fences just running at them and flinging himself over. As a result he knocks them and ends up taking them in a cat-leaping manner, because he's not balanced enough to jump properly. You keep getting left behind and catching him in the mouth and slapping down quite heard on his back, which speeds him up. Your lower leg is also slipping back quite a lot, and as you've already recognised you need to release a lot more as although the jumps are not high, you're catching him.

I would say that you are too concerned with the height that you are jumping. You would probably benefit from slowing everything down, and going back to basics a bit as that looks like too much too soon for both you and the horse.

Please don't take offense at this, you asked for feedback and opinions and I've given mine, if you don't like what I've said, ignore it :)

i totally agree! i made this mistake last year. I started jumping in Max in May time just over little 2ft fences. After we started our jumping clinic we were jumping 3ft most weeks. I set up some very big jumps in the field, the largest around 3ft6-4ft and although Max could get over them i feel i pushed him far too much. He was jumping clumsy and knocking down poles, my position was terrible but it did buld up my confidence big - time!

This year i have kept the jumps at a more reasonable height, around 3ft and i have worked on my striding and approach to the jump. Aswell as my own position. He && I can now work out if our striding is correct and he gets much more excited about jumping.

So don't worry too much about the height, you should work on the smaller things until your horse is confident enough for the jumps to be put higher :D

[Lolo-b]

So don't worry too much about the height, you should work on the smaller things until your horse is confident enough for the jumps to be put higher :D


I don't really want to go much higher than 3ft, so the course i was doin' felt comfortable enough but did provide me with something to work with. He seemed to only knock the first one, that green spread, i'm not sure why, it was prob to do with me coz he had no probs with the rest. xxx :-)

[sonnet]

I don't really want to go much higher than 3ft, so the course i was doin' felt comfortable enough but did provide me with something to work with. He seemed to only knock the first one, that green spread, i'm not sure why, it was prob to do with me coz he had no probs with the rest. xxx :-)

He made have cleared the fences but as I said in my first post, there are a lot of problems (maybe not major, but definitely present), which would indicate that even if he's clearing the fences, the style and precision is not there so either he or you are not 100% comfortable at that height.

[XmeganX]

Hey well done for getting your confidence back so quickly.remember to perfect your technique,sometimes its tough to perfect the horse if its not yours or if your unable to ride alot. Once you get better its easier to adapt to lots of horses and jump in harmony each time. your jumping isnt affected by nerves so thats a great start!:)Good luck!!!:)