Ok, so I have a railroad tie in my arena to jump over, and every time I trot my horse over it she starts to canter fast and powerful. And I am horrible at know leads and she doesn't do lead changes, so if I take her the wrong way it's rough to ride, and hard on her. Today she I wasn't wearing good boots and I almost came off her, again.
Thought is lots and lots of flat and pole work, but I want to know what y'all think.
If you think flat and pole work is best I would like something patterns and exercises?
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Sounds like you need to go back to the basics. You should know your leads. So definitely work on them. Relax and close your eyes while cantering (in a ring, Noone else around, no obstacles) and FEEL your horse. You'll get it.
I would not do any canter jumping until you work on a few things. Trot work with ground poles would be good. Going with your stirrups would really work on your balance and seat.
Work on your half halts too. That will help with controlling your horses speed when approaching jumps in the future. Posted via Mobile Device
There are ways that jumpers set their horses up so that when they land the horse will take the correct lead for the upcoming turn. Can any of you jumping people explain?
While I do understand how to ask the correct lead over the jump, I do not think this is what is needed.
I'm thinking back to flatwork. A horse that is rushing a jump as small as a railroad tie is likely extremely unbalanced, and knowing your leads is very important before you start jumping. I suggest that you read up some, watch some clinics, and especially take lessons if they are at all avaliable for you. Best of luck!
Yes, you NEED to know your leads before doing any jumping at all. Also, you should work on her listening to you and responding to you. If you want to trot, she shouldn't be cantering. I'd do lots of circles and exercises with poles, try halting and working on transitions so she is listening to you.
Ok, so I'll work on know my leads. I'll do lots of circles, pole work and flat work.
Also I have taught her to slow trot, medium trot or fast trot on my command, same with the walk, I am working on a controlled canter (her canter is pretty crazy). Will this help in the future? Or is it a stupid thing to teach her? Posted via Mobile Device
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