ForestGump
7th Mar 2009, 08:11 PM
The brilliant Joyscarer lent me a book (101 schooling excercises). Last night I had a good old read of it and decided to try the narrow jump excercise today.:D
Basically you have a straw bale and two poles either side to funnel the horse towards the bale. As the horse gets confident you move one pole at a time onto the floor put into the same postition. Then you remove one pole all together, then the second pole so you are left with just the straw bale. Gradually the horse gets used to not having the support of the poles and jumps the bale confidently.:)
So I set up the straw and a cross pole else where and warmed him up. He was being very well behaved but very foward going. I jumped him over the cross pole a couple of times, got him listening and going of the lightest aids.
I trotted him into the straw and felt him get a bit un sure and wobbly. Jut I nudged him on and kept an even contact. He stopped anyway, but I made him go from a standstill.
Next time un sure but popped it from trot very well.
So I took him in canter, all going well, one pole on the floor, fine. Second pole down, fine. One pole gone, little un sure but went with encouragement. Second pole gone, no way, not jumping it. But I pushed for a stride and he went over a bit ungracefully! :p
But within a couple of trys he was taking me to the bale and jumping like a pro over it. Towards the end he did get a little strong towards it but nothing out of control!
I was very impressed with him today!:D
Pictures are hopefully coming tomorrow as they are on a friends phone at the moment! ;)
Basically you have a straw bale and two poles either side to funnel the horse towards the bale. As the horse gets confident you move one pole at a time onto the floor put into the same postition. Then you remove one pole all together, then the second pole so you are left with just the straw bale. Gradually the horse gets used to not having the support of the poles and jumps the bale confidently.:)
So I set up the straw and a cross pole else where and warmed him up. He was being very well behaved but very foward going. I jumped him over the cross pole a couple of times, got him listening and going of the lightest aids.
I trotted him into the straw and felt him get a bit un sure and wobbly. Jut I nudged him on and kept an even contact. He stopped anyway, but I made him go from a standstill.
Next time un sure but popped it from trot very well.
So I took him in canter, all going well, one pole on the floor, fine. Second pole down, fine. One pole gone, little un sure but went with encouragement. Second pole gone, no way, not jumping it. But I pushed for a stride and he went over a bit ungracefully! :p
But within a couple of trys he was taking me to the bale and jumping like a pro over it. Towards the end he did get a little strong towards it but nothing out of control!
I was very impressed with him today!:D
Pictures are hopefully coming tomorrow as they are on a friends phone at the moment! ;)