jumping position

[xAlicex]

hi all!

Just wondered if people could tell me what they think of my jumping position and ways in which you think i could improve it! feel free to critises it , it will help me to improve my jumping

This was one of the jumps from a 10 mile ride i went on. Sorry is the quality isnt good, i had to scan it in and resize it




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/xalicex/heatherjumpingfence2.jpg

Thankyou :)

[shaka]

What a lovely jump your pony has!

Over all your position looks good. Your head and eyes are up and forward, you have a good release with the horse taking as much rein as needed and you are holding yourself up nocely with your legs held beautifully.

What I would like to see is you straightening your back a bit more with your shoulders back and pushing your bottom back a bit more, as it looks like you have come just a tiny bit in front of the point of gravity, but that could be the angle. An overall lovely position, well done!

[Harleyhorse]

I agree
But you need to push your bumm back more, when you do this you will be with the horse and your back will be strater! Nice pony, lovey knees over the jump!

[xAlicex]

thanks, yer i see what you mean , do you think i could do with shorter stirrups? would this help?

Alice xxx

[Bay Mare]

When I first looked at your pic my first thought was that your stirrups could be a bit shorter .... but then I'm no expert!

Why not try it and see how you feel.

:D

[kedwards]

Yes, I think you could probably go up a whole or two so that your legs can bend enough to absorb the movement of the jump.

What sort of saddle is that? It's hard to tell from the angle, but the flap looks pretty straight.

[xAlicex]

Its a wintec saddle so the flaps can change

Alice xxx