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Originally Posted by AKPaintLover Kaitlyn came out tonight, and we set up one of the gymnastics set ups you were talking about. I couldn't get the youtube video to work, so we tried to go off of what you wrote. We set up a crossbar (18") - 24' gap - vertical (about 2'3") 12' gap - oxer (about 2'3" with less of a spread). We ended up reducing the gaps because he was striding too much in the first gap and taking a stride in the second gap. She only did it four or five times and then continues with flat work, because she hasn't been riding as much lately (high school :) ) and he was being a brat from lack of exercise and over eating :).....but it was a really cool exercise. It will be fun to vary it and add more later. It was very cool to see him jump land/takeoff jump all in one stride. He seemed to like the challenge...it was the only thing that he was behaving for (you should have seen the flat work).
You will have to let me know if we set this up correctly. we also put ground poles trotting stride going in, and canter stride coming out (after landing). |
Sounds like a great start!!! Those spacings are general measurements for setting up jumping lines, but it seems like they always need to be a little shorter for gymnastics. What you did is exactly right ... setting it up and then adjusting for the horse's stride. Sometimes it's easier to set it up with just ground poles first -- that way you can adjust the spacing before adding the height. This is a great exercise to do on a regular basis.
Did you build up the gymnastic one element at a time? That's key even for horses and riders experienced with gymnastic, and even more important when you are just starting out.
I'm sorry it took me so long to respond; I never got an email saying the thread had been updated!
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