Ok, i know im not stable(im working on it) due to a knee injury. so no comments on that please, thanks! For the jumping part I would love MIEventer to critique me please! other people can critique the jumping also!!9yes, rowdy is giated)
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I'm just going to point out what I saw from a general riding standpoint since there's better people to judge the actual jumping.
What is with your hands coming back to your knees? Overall your hands/arms look quite unstable overall. Rowdy (Is that still his name?) seems like he is still rushing around like a chicken with his head cut off so I'd like to work on softening him up and getting him more responsive and less bracy which will be easier if you learn to be more stable in your upper body.
I won't critique your legs since you mentioned that, but I was wondering why jump with a hurt knee (Fellow knee pain sufferer here)...seems like it would be counter-productive.
Is that the eggbutt you're jumping in? I tried to pause to see, but it got blurry.
What is with your hands coming back to your knees? Overall your hands/arms look quite unstable overall. Rowdy (Is that still his name?) seems like he is still rushing around like a chicken with his head cut off so I'd like to work on softening him up and getting him more responsive and less bracy which will be easier if you learn to be more stable in your upper body.
I won't critique your legs since you mentioned that, but I was wondering why jump with a hurt knee (Fellow knee pain sufferer here)...seems like it would be counter-productive.
Is that the eggbutt you're jumping in? I tried to pause to see, but it got blurry.
Weird. My knee will buckle if I two point for too long and it is acting up.
I'm not a jumper, but one of the ways that may help him is to change things up a bit. Your indoor looks quite small, but if he is just running (trotting) in circles anticipating that jump, a green horse like him is going to want to rush. Could you throw in some figure eights and circles and really ask him to bend and THINK rather than just run in a circle?
I'm not a jumper, but one of the ways that may help him is to change things up a bit. Your indoor looks quite small, but if he is just running (trotting) in circles anticipating that jump, a green horse like him is going to want to rush. Could you throw in some figure eights and circles and really ask him to bend and THINK rather than just run in a circle?
Yeah i ALWAYS do figure 8's and serpentines, that calms him down alot. I can just let the reins go when he is walking and he will put is head down like a western pleasuer horse and walk, until i kick him, and he used to never be like that when i got him. SO i think im doing a good job. And yes the arena is TINY!! but its better than just having an outdoor cuz i wouldnt bealbe to practice barrels, or jumps lol. We have a feild to jump in but rowdy hates the field lol
You know how in the video, you jumped, then made a large circle to jump again?
In my experience, they get caught up in knowing they are going to jump and start rushing and ignoring what are telling them.
When you are jumping, ride the arena like you aren't jumping. Like people say, it's dressage with speed bumps. So if you are jumping, continue to make figure eights and circles and change things up like you would normally, now you just have to go over a jump too. This will make sure your horse has a job and needs to listen for the rest of your ride and isn't just worrying about jumping.
The book 101 jumping exercises has some really good ones, so does the 101 arena exercises and you could just throw in jumps...
Does that make sense or am I babbling? I'm looking online to see if I can find a diagram from the books I mentioned and if I can, I'll post an example.
In my experience, they get caught up in knowing they are going to jump and start rushing and ignoring what are telling them.
When you are jumping, ride the arena like you aren't jumping. Like people say, it's dressage with speed bumps. So if you are jumping, continue to make figure eights and circles and change things up like you would normally, now you just have to go over a jump too. This will make sure your horse has a job and needs to listen for the rest of your ride and isn't just worrying about jumping.
The book 101 jumping exercises has some really good ones, so does the 101 arena exercises and you could just throw in jumps...
Does that make sense or am I babbling? I'm looking online to see if I can find a diagram from the books I mentioned and if I can, I'll post an example.
You are going into your two-point too early and coming out of it too early, you are sitting defore he is over the jump.
Definitely Rowdy needs work on softening and obeying your leg and the bit; you won't achieve that doing jump work, that will have to be done seperately, and alot of it can be done on the ground, even; think lateral bending\flexing. Soften his head and neck from side to side, and you will eventually be able to start softening him from back to front as well. He also needs to learn how to disengage his hindquarters, again, something you can teach him from the ground, and transfer to rein\leg; because being able to disengage his hind end is only the very beginning to actually getting a horse to collect himself. If you don't have that 'button' in place, you may not ever be able to soften the horse enough from behind, to get him to lift in the front. Right now, all he is doing is dragging himself around, basically one leg after another...hollowed out, no collection. That may also be why you have such a hard time sitting, or posting him properly; it may have nothing to do with your bum leg.
Anyway, that said, the video was kind of all over the place, and a jump critique is actually rather difficult; the one jump I did see adequately, you seemed way ahead of him...
Anyway, that said, the video was kind of all over the place, and a jump critique is actually rather difficult; the one jump I did see adequately, you seemed way ahead of him...
Your pony looks like hes quite fiery - and the others have some good things to help slow him down...
one other thing I would suggest is waiting for the jump to come to you - your leaning forwarded way before the jump - sit tall coming into the jump to support your horse rather that leaning into it...
one other thing I would suggest is waiting for the jump to come to you - your leaning forwarded way before the jump - sit tall coming into the jump to support your horse rather that leaning into it...
You go into the jumping position way too early and idk if it's just me but you look very stiff (upper body).Relax and before you jump you should get rowdy to relax.
Heres what I noticed...
On the flat your line from your hands to your bit was broken downward. Try and make that line straight. Don't pull your hands downward if you want him to soften his head. Try doing serpentines (sp?) and 20 meter circles. Squeeze your fingers and release. Sit up and sit DEEP and eventually he will learn to relax his body, slow down, and go into more of a frame.
Jumping wise... you need to wait for your fence. Make sure your horse is slow and relaxed coming to the fence BEFORE you turn. You don't want to be messing with him a few strides before the jump. Thats his job. Squeeze and release before the turn and sit up. Sit deep in the saddle and wait for the jump. You will notice that he picks himself up more and may not rush as much. Count your strides before the jump so you don't go into position to early. Also make sure you are pushing your heels down over the fence so your leg doesnt go back.
SHORTEN your reins and sit back. Sitting forward on a horse that needs more tempo and flat training makes them think that you want to go faster. Sitting back tells them to whoa and puts you in more control. Also, I dont want to see you running in to the wall to stop your horse. If you shorten your reins and practice sitting deep, flat exercises and lots of TRANSITIONS then you can stop your horse effectively. If you feel like you cant stop DONT run into a wall make CIRCLES
You and Rowdy are a very cute pair. You seem to have a lot of fun riding him and thats VERY important
Keep it up!
E
On the flat your line from your hands to your bit was broken downward. Try and make that line straight. Don't pull your hands downward if you want him to soften his head. Try doing serpentines (sp?) and 20 meter circles. Squeeze your fingers and release. Sit up and sit DEEP and eventually he will learn to relax his body, slow down, and go into more of a frame.
Jumping wise... you need to wait for your fence. Make sure your horse is slow and relaxed coming to the fence BEFORE you turn. You don't want to be messing with him a few strides before the jump. Thats his job. Squeeze and release before the turn and sit up. Sit deep in the saddle and wait for the jump. You will notice that he picks himself up more and may not rush as much. Count your strides before the jump so you don't go into position to early. Also make sure you are pushing your heels down over the fence so your leg doesnt go back.
SHORTEN your reins and sit back. Sitting forward on a horse that needs more tempo and flat training makes them think that you want to go faster. Sitting back tells them to whoa and puts you in more control. Also, I dont want to see you running in to the wall to stop your horse. If you shorten your reins and practice sitting deep, flat exercises and lots of TRANSITIONS then you can stop your horse effectively. If you feel like you cant stop DONT run into a wall make CIRCLES
You and Rowdy are a very cute pair. You seem to have a lot of fun riding him and thats VERY important
Keep it up!
E
I would really say work on the flat with him.. because the jumps ARENT helping his rushyness!
Do ALOT of trot work with out jumps keep him in the trot for a good 10 mins eventually he will realize he should start slow because he will have to keep trotting even if hes tired.
Do ALOT of trot work with out jumps keep him in the trot for a good 10 mins eventually he will realize he should start slow because he will have to keep trotting even if hes tired.
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