Last winter my cob and I had a scare over a jump. We was cantering towards the jump and he coughed 3 strides out, I tired to pull him up because I knew was wasn’t going to make him but he just went for it. Obviously he didn’t see the jump till very last minute because of the cough. He flung himself at the jump, he landed on his knees, and I was flung off his back. I have a bad habit of dropping the reins when the horse is falling so I don’t pull on their mouths and obviously I let go of my reins and just hoped he would be okay.
After that we just called in quits, I walked him off, rang the vets and he was seen the next day. Thankfully he wasn’t injured but he did have a chest infection that none of us knew about. He was kept off work for 6 weeks and we didn’t try to jump again till summer. We can do ground poles perfectly fine. We can even manage a 4-6 inch straight. But anything higher? Can’t get over. I think it’s mainly my confidence holding him back but then I can also feel him backing off jumps as they get bigger like he’s afraid. We ended up stopping jumping again and just doing pole work with jump wings.
I can jump other horses without an issue! But other people have gotten on my cob and they can’t even get him over a pole on the ground. Is there chance he’ll get over this or is it just something we have to say “It’s time to quit.” I am okay with him not jumping, it just adds a bit of variety to his work load. So not doing it won’t bother me in the slightest.
Last summer we was flying over courses of 80-90cm and he was loving it. I’d like to get him to enjoying it if I can! How do I get my confidence back on him? And maybe even get his back?
After that we just called in quits, I walked him off, rang the vets and he was seen the next day. Thankfully he wasn’t injured but he did have a chest infection that none of us knew about. He was kept off work for 6 weeks and we didn’t try to jump again till summer. We can do ground poles perfectly fine. We can even manage a 4-6 inch straight. But anything higher? Can’t get over. I think it’s mainly my confidence holding him back but then I can also feel him backing off jumps as they get bigger like he’s afraid. We ended up stopping jumping again and just doing pole work with jump wings.
I can jump other horses without an issue! But other people have gotten on my cob and they can’t even get him over a pole on the ground. Is there chance he’ll get over this or is it just something we have to say “It’s time to quit.” I am okay with him not jumping, it just adds a bit of variety to his work load. So not doing it won’t bother me in the slightest.
Last summer we was flying over courses of 80-90cm and he was loving it. I’d like to get him to enjoying it if I can! How do I get my confidence back on him? And maybe even get his back?