Hay yall, bad news I was riding my 13 y/o gelding CJ and right as we got to the crossrails he darted and I wasn't ready. When I got back on, i got him trotting towards the jump, and I relieved pressure too early and he slowed to a walk and tried to step over it. However, these jumps are hollow PVC pipe, and too light to be jumps, because he bumped it with his right front knocking it into his left front, scaring him. I stayed on, but now he's really unsure about the poles.
When the incident first happened, he wouldn't even go over cavalettis, but I spent about an hour with him working on it on the ground and in the saddle, and I can trot over cavalettis in the saddle now, but I'm not sure what a jump will do.
CJ is a great horse and I don't want to see him never jump again because of my lack of ability.
When the incident first happened, he wouldn't even go over cavalettis, but I spent about an hour with him working on it on the ground and in the saddle, and I can trot over cavalettis in the saddle now, but I'm not sure what a jump will do.
CJ is a great horse and I don't want to see him never jump again because of my lack of ability.