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Post by haaaaanandcaspian on Aug 16, 2013 18:53:47 GMT
long story short but ive completely lost my confidence jumping, it started with my old pony who tripped over a jump and we both fell and she was lying next too me so it shook me up alot, neither of us were hurt. i now have a new horse who is a showjumper but we have reschooled her into a lovely show hunter.when we get about 3 metres from the jump she throws her head in the air and tanks off at 90, always clearing them by miles, she loves it!! however my sister loves jumping and has had some jumping lessons, which my instructor taught her how to slow down and walked up to jumps etc but i have no confidence to jump her, when she first came i jumped her over 1m spreads without even thinking but over time ive completely lost my bottle. is the best way to just keep jumping little jumps and work my way up, or bite the bullet and just go for it?
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Post by lulah on Aug 16, 2013 21:13:05 GMT
Definitely start off low , even ground poles.
Canter poles will be a great place to start slowing down the canter then progress onto xpoles . Put down placing poles down before and after the jump. Basically go pole crazy! This will slow her down and build your confidence. Bounces and doubles are also great. I would do lots of grid work with her before going for the 1m spreads again!
My pony is very enthusiatic jumping and I have found placing poles extremley beneficial and my instructor also creates a "quiet spot" which is basically a marked area in the arena that you have to halt in for 5 seconds or turn around calmly in. But my pony is pretty nuts the whole time jumping not just on approach!
Good luck
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Post by haaaaanandcaspian on Aug 16, 2013 21:17:31 GMT
Thankyou, I will not be touching the 1m spreads anytime soon, and neither will my sister until I've got more confidence, I shall go pole crazy tomorrow and get my sister to help me slow down, wasn't sure if I was just being silly!
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Post by zetasmum on Sept 4, 2013 3:05:41 GMT
Take all the advice given in the thread to re-educate your horse. Mix it up and make it fun for both of you.
Your horse sounds like a pony I know. You need lots of ground work to get your horse listening so that there is control between the jumps and if necessary circle in front of a jump if the horse is going too fast.
Every time you jump a fence it is a lesson for the horse - so you have to make sure it is only allowed to jump when it is approaching a fence sensibly.
As for height - don't overface yourself - you will upset the horse if you are frightened of the jumps. So be gentle on yourself and build up gradually.
Good luck and enjoy.
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Post by haaaaanandcaspian on Sept 4, 2013 7:10:24 GMT
Thankyou, I've started jumping small fences again now, and we have our first working hunter class in 2 weeks however I'm going to do the 55cm so I don't scare myself, thankyou everyone for the advice
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Post by zetasmum on Sept 4, 2013 12:11:14 GMT
Good luck and let us know how you get on
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