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#1 ·
So I was riding a TB mare and it was my first time riding her, she has a weird jump so to get my position good for her jump we did the thing where you have a rope on their neck that you hold over the jump and I caught my finger on the rope or the reins, and almost ripped my finger nail off and yeah I'm not sure why but I was kind of tense after and more cautious but I didn't want to be, is there any way to like fix that cuz even though I felt fine and was like ok let's try again my body was just tense and stuff :/
 
#3 ·
Sorry this happened I hope you are ok.

It sounds like she didn't place her jump right - how old is she? Has she done much jumping? If not, did you have a ground pole out to help with her striding?

You are going to be tense and stiff if you were hurt. Have you tried taking her over ground poles and getting used to that first?
 
#4 ·
I'm not sure of her age but she has done lots of jumping, she always wins in the hunter ring, and yes we did do ground poles and to practice too, she just gets scared of shadows under jumps which at the last second can cause her to think about it and then jump like a deer, and I'll be fine, it's just a finger and it hurts less and less to use every day.

Riccil0ve, I can honestly say you could make me get off but I would never stand there and wiggle, haha but I should try that one day
 
#7 ·
i assume you are talking about a jump strap. not an actual "rope".
when i was little and first learning how to jump, my trainer gave me the option of a jump strap. but i always felt so much more confident just grabbing mane. This allowed me to release properly, while not getting my hands all caught up.
 
#10 ·
Wiggling sounds good, what works for me is taking a few good deep breaths in, and then out, letting all the tension and stress out with it, it's just amazing how Mr G calms down and softens when I do that:lol:

U hear you about gloves, I used to hate wearing them, but had to for dressage, and now I actually like wearing them, but you have to find the right pair
 
#11 ·
I agree with everyone up there! A jump strap is great, and we had them growing up, but when I started teaching, I found that using the mane is a better tool. You take the jump strap off and students almost freeze because it's not there to hang on to! Have you thought about a gymnastics line - maybe a couple of 1-strides or bounces together to kind of get a feel for the horses natural flow? Good luck with it and let us know. I'm new here and anxious to see and "hear" everyone's ideas.

I LOVE the WIGGLE! I'm going to try that with a few riders this week.
 
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