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. -
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. -