hi...jumping critique?

[readysetgo]

Hi.... I'm new.

I would like a jumping critique...thanks!

http://rozeyphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/3361599#188517239

I'm on page 37 at the top.

I have cross country and dressage pictures too if you would like those..

Thanks:)

[Cupcake]

The only thing I can notice is that you need to give him more rein. Your hogging his mouth too much.
Your an excellent rider other than that :D

[ranee]

you are a good rider!!! erm just really sink your hell down coming into the fence and sit up too i think that might help you to give a litle bit mre with your reins

[*-crazy-chaz-*]

i think you jump really well :) only thing i think you could improve on is your lower leg movement. - it moves a fair bit. apart from that, brill!:D & a lovely horse :)

soz but i think your exsperession on photo IMG_1467 is funny lol :p - mind you, i've seen worse ;)...
ETA - i disagree with the 2 people up there^^ who say you dont give enough rein. it looks to me like you've got a nice steady contact, & you move with the horse, you can tell because you're never pulling in his mouth.

[Cupcake]

ETA - i disagree with the 2 people up there^^ who say you dont give enough rein. it looks to me like you've got a nice steady contact, & you move with the horse, you can tell because you're never pulling in his mouth.

I only saw pictures... so I would not know if she moves with the horse. I only said that she does not give enough rein because the horse looks as though he is braced against her. It's ok to disagree.

Your are still an excellent rider, very jealous :p

[pineapple]

you just need to relax over the fence a little more, your lower legs needs t o be more agaisnt the horse but more relaxed ,it seems jammed out.....
other than a bit too much tension, your good.

[beth_cf]

no critique.. but i love your horse! :rolleyes:

[Snow_Pony]

I love your horse :) I think you might find it a bit easier if you lift yourself out of the saddle a bit more, help you absorb his movement

[xtremehorseyfan]

Good looking horse! Great photos, I don't think you are doing anything wrong with your hands. Your position is good as well. Excellent riding! Did you get placed? How did the show go?

[*-crazy-chaz-*]

I only saw pictures... so I would not know if she moves with the horse. I only said that she does not give enough rein because the horse looks as though he is braced against her. It's ok to disagree.

i know that we cant really be accurate from pix, i was just saying my opinion. i wasn't looking for an argument :)

[puzzles]

Ahem, the only thing I can really pick on is to relax a bit more, and also to make sure that your bottom is allowing your horse to use his back more efficiently by getting off it! :p Your position has a general 'forced' appearance which may indicate tension in your elbows and knee, and more so in your ankle leg in particular. While it looks pretty perfect, an ankle opint that can adjust and flex accordingly but, for example, sticks out a little, is preferable to a 'perfect' (i.e. lower than the heel) but immobile, stiff ankle - which transfers to the lower leg, connected to the knee and so on ... overall a very pleasing position. Howwever I am a firm believe in the rider's effetiveness (taking all her riding into consideration) is reflected in the horse's style and performance. And in this case, it's a very good one. I'm sure many would die for such a secure lower leg position and balanced seat - keep it up! :-D

xxxxx

xxxxx

[readysetgo]

thanks for all your replies!

wow i just realized this was a bulletin from england and I'm in the USA. haha.

anyways, I'm riding reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallly defensivly because my horse is still pretty green espcially at shows. She loves to jump but it's hard to keep her focused on littler jumps. Also we were in second place and I didn't want to get a run out or anything. ;)

Oh, and we got third place!

My horse's name is Della (her show name is Fidellity) and she's a 9 year old morgan/percheron. I just got her last year and she and I are still pretty new to eventing.

But she does love to jump! It's that dressage we're working on...... however at this show she got a 36 in dressage!!!!

:eek:
usually we score in the 40s:mad::p
but we're working on it this winter, so hopefully we'll be scoring in the 20's this summer!

thanks again guys~!

[vimto92]

Definately more rein in my opinion. In the photos it might not look like your pulling his mouth but if you have that much contact every time you jump he is not silly and he is going to notice, therefore if he tucks his head in a tad more and the pressure from the bit is reduced.

Id give quite a bit more rein actually, BUT not to the extent where you throw it away and have no contact. The contact is vital but so is letting your horse stretch through its neck back and legs over a fence.:)

[LongShot]

First I'd like to say I love your horse, lol, she's gorgeous!

Here's my opinion

~your butt is touching the saddle in a number of picks. My RI tells me to never hit the saddle over a jump, especially the apex.

~Giving her just a bit more rein will make her slightly happier I think. You want to hold her mouth lightly so that you don't make her think she's alone to jump without your help but she needs as much neck as she can use and the more neck they have to use the nicer, more rounded a horse will get.

~Your heel drops to her side instead of up by the girth, my horse would halt after landing and try to throw me off if my leg goes back, so I'm always constantly thinking about it but obviously your horse doesn't care as much but it will help your horse slower on landing and a lot more conferrable (having a foot in your side isn't comfy I think =3)

~Look over your fence and not over to your left or right, some horses are effected by were your look because your body isn't always straight over the fence, it also helps for a straight landing ( You don't always seem to be jumping completely straight)

~I do hunters so I'm told to not 'pop up' too early so that when you're coming down from the apex, you're on the horse's mouth, I say up till the horse it almost done landing then I start to sit up. Cross Country riders, how ever, so snap up after the apex I think, or from what I see in pictures, I don't know why or if I'm even right but I see it all the time on the horse mags.

What I do like is...

~your back seems very nice and straight (maybe shoulders back) but you're never slouching or using your horse's mouth to balance. (Although more release is nice )

~You and your horse seem to always have very nice spots which always make your apex round and smooth

~Your horse seems to love jumping and seems to be listening to you well

You guys look cute as anything together though and what' riding without any mistakes? Haha it'd be pretty boring... Good Job!!


~Since your said you're riding defensive, coming up earlier is a smart thing just make sure to not use her mouth while she's being a good girl! Smart rider haha I got dumped off a huge green gray horse from riding defensivly then trusting him too early it's safer to be sure then sorry Haha I wasn't hurt but it was infront of a fiew people Hahaha ~