Jumping & lower leg swinging

[Bertie]

Can anyone give me any ways or advice to help stop my lower legs swinging backwards when I jump????

[galadriel]

Try to be sure that as you fold, your rear end goes backward instead of your whole body folding forward. That way you stay balanced over your feet where they are. You stay centered over the saddle.

When you just fold forward and upward, you tip your whole body forward, and your leg must swing backward in order to keep you balanced (only your balance is all off). You end up in front of the saddle and over the horse's neck. The leg swinging backward is ony a symptom of the whole body's balance being too far forward.