So overall had a lot of fun today - as you can see from the pictures!
She did not refuse or knock any jumps down and I was happy to get back into jumping with my own horsey!
Lol it was a bit daunting at first but Ronnie really looks after me and we had a go at it and she flew over it, definitely my favourite jump of the day and the highest we have jumped probably!
Basically, from my rough knowledge, it can throw the horses judgement of the jump off a bit when they see it, so making it more likely that they will get too close/too far away, or make it more likely for them to refuse. The pole that is your groundline (ie. on the floor by the jump) should generally be in front of the jump the way that you are jumping it, to aid them in working out where to take off. However, considering how well she's jumping for you, it doesn't seem to make much of a difference to her, I just thought I'd point it out
Okay thanks for the explanation, I do personally tend to put a placing pole in front when jumping at home. I suppose it could make quite a difference though on a less experienced horse though.
Lol I it was the only thick one I could find for this cold day!! She looks so much better in pink and purple though lol
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