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How Many Times Do You Jump A Week/Boots.

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#1 ·
What are your thoughts on jumping more then once a week?
Do you always have boots? Never have them? Only when riding?

- I personally only jump once a week (twice PUSHING it). Due to the reasons of: I show/train away from home ALOT. I've done 7 weeks in a row now eaither at shows or another pony club working him. I don't jump at home very much. I just don't feel the need to jump offen as Chinga is a confident and nice jumper. I don't over work my horse but I do like to push him. My coach and I both know what we {Chinga and I} are capable of.

- I was resently told that I will "Never become a Pro Eventer Jumping once a week". This was told to me by a girl thats been to two competitons in her life and her horse DOES NOT jump, he just refuses due to her riding. I'd rather be a lower level eventer with a horse with sound legs then a high level eventer with a horse that is half sound.

- I'm also VERY protective of my horses legs, his ALWAYS booted up even out in the paddock. I think I've ridden once this year without boots .. obsessive I know. But seriously, it takes me very little time to wack some boots on Chinga.

- I guess overall I do not think my horse NEEDS to be jumped more then once a week. Its not like his going to forget in the next six days. I've gone three weeks non-jumping and then his been excellent and perfectly capable.

- I also think about the importants of DRESSAGE. Our dressage still needs work, ALOT more then our jumping and jumping is only dressage with speed bumps. If he can't hold himself nicely because he's been let run around the jumping paddock 6 days a week, how is our dressage meant to look nice? "Flatworks boring". Your horse will get bored with jumping if you do that every day. Theres plenty of ways to make flatwork/dressage fun.

- Medical reasons, I'm not even going to go into this. It will end up in a rant. Basically all I'm going to say is, jumping puts ALOT of pressure on your horses legs and even with excuses like "My horse wears boots". Still doesn't make the pressure go away.

-- My overall thoughts, I jump once a week WITH boots and only with my trainer or at a show. Because no matter how advanced my horse or I get we still can't see things from the ground like she can. -
 
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#27 ·
It all depends on the height of the jump. If it is just small poles, like 30cm, at least 3 times a week. But if it is the 1.30m, once a day! she jumps that high properly im satisfied. i do alot of hacking and trot poles.
 
#28 ·
I jump 2-3 times a week but not very high and not for very long. He's older and we usually only need to work on a few specific things. We work on what needs worked on, then practice it once or twice then go for a trail ride. I usually take him across the street every other day and let him run around on my neighbors trails. He LOVES it and it gets him in the best shape! Most days I trot for awhile and some days we pick up the speed and work on flying changes! He doesn't even realize that he learning something! The main reason that I don't jump him every day is that he gets bored. I have a list of goals in my tack room in my barn. So we jump one day, trail ride, reining, trail ride, jump, trail ride, trail class types of things, dressage.

I should put boot on him more often... lol
 
#29 ·
I jump 3 days a week, flat 3 days a week, and hack on Sundays :)
One day, I do "courses" which consist of a line or two and a single fence. Nothing over 2'3". Two days, I do gymnastics and such to get her thinking about her feet. Sometimes I go up to 2'6", but rarely!

I always have either boots or polos on her when I'm riding. Flatting and hacking, I just use polos. Jumping, I use Roma open front and ankle boots.
 
#30 ·
I was wondering about this, I currently jump twice a week, once during a lesson and then another time to really practice what I learned in my lesson. My lessons are on tuesdays, and I usually do another jumping session on fridays. I jump about eight times when I ride by myself...and I don't really keep track of how much I jump during my lessons. I feel like I need so much practice though, I pretty much lost everything I had worked so hard on over the summer thanks to having to take time of for a knee surgery. Jumping more than twice a week is a real temptation! After reading this I guess I will keep it to two.

I never boot...I guess I should. At this point though I am only doing 1 foot fences so I never really felt the need to.
 
#32 ·
well i dont own a horse so i dont ride more than once a week !! I ride only once a week at the most. Trust me it is better for the little pony i jump i am 125 pounds and the horse is about 12.2hh so yeah but he is fine still
 
#33 ·
thanx for posting this i was wondering about it myself!! i am starting to jump now and i was wondering how many times a week i should i am only jumping!! so this cleared it up a bit!
 
#34 ·
I show A LOT. And by a lot, I mean after January 1st, its Florida AQHA show season for me.. Atleast 3 shows a month, and I go to basically every one. My horse has a LOT of energy, therefore, I ride him 4 or 5 times a week, jumping 3 times a week. My horse is very sound, and *knock on wood* has never had any leg issues. I occasionally wrap his front legs if I know we're jumping higher than 3', or are schooling for a show. After show season, I take it easy. Riding 3-4 times a week, jumping 2. That's just how my barn is, I know some hunter barns don't ride that much and don't think its a normal riding routine, but it has been my barns for 25 years. I guess, depending on your horse, you don't need to ride all the time.:)
 
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