I love Beau =) It makes me jealous that you can jump him while he's all excited and freaking out, and its still better than the day I jumped him when he was completely laid back and lazy. =p
Aw, thanks. :) Yeah, I'm getting there...Beau is lame (again), so I won't have another lesson on him for a while, but when I do, I'll be sure to post it. Thanks.!
Having your weight in your heels is the foundation for an effective jumping position, it will give you a stronger more balanced seat and you will be better prepared to deal with situations in which things to go as planned. Good luck.
You're doing pretty good for just learning, you're not catching the horse in the mouth which is great. You need to put your weight down in your heels, doing this will help your seat too. You seem quite unbalanced but putting your weight in your heels should help balance you out. You also seem to be putting too much weight on the horse's neck, if he were to duck out at the last moment you'd be jumping the fence instead of him.
Yeah, I know what you mean about my heels. I think that'll come with more practice, cuz I've only had 3 lessons on jumping so far, but I'll def focus more on that. As far as the neck thing, I'm not leaning on him TOO much, but I watched the vid again and I realized that even a little is too much. My instructor told me to put my hands halfway up his neck and grab some mane, so that's why I was leaning. I'll get there though. Thanks for the input. :)
Your instructor was right when she told you to do that but you can do it without leaning ahead too far. But it will come with practise. Also, looks like your stirrups could go up a hole or two, but thats only a personal prefrence
You look really good for just starting!
horseaholic2424 3 years ago
I love Beau =) It makes me jealous that you can jump him while he's all excited and freaking out, and its still better than the day I jumped him when he was completely laid back and lazy. =p
Kabendega 3 years ago
My only point is to remember to keep your heels down with the stirrups at the balls of your feet. Other than that it was great for just learning:)
horsejumpr911 3 years ago
Aw, thanks. :) Yeah, I'm getting there...Beau is lame (again), so I won't have another lesson on him for a while, but when I do, I'll be sure to post it. Thanks.!
BeauAndLiz 3 years ago
u lean forward way to much
teal123456789 3 years ago
Thanks for the positive feedback...
BeauAndLiz 3 years ago
Having your weight in your heels is the foundation for an effective jumping position, it will give you a stronger more balanced seat and you will be better prepared to deal with situations in which things to go as planned. Good luck.
lildevil7777 3 years ago
** meant to say when things don't go as planned.
lildevil7777 3 years ago
You're doing pretty good for just learning, you're not catching the horse in the mouth which is great. You need to put your weight down in your heels, doing this will help your seat too. You seem quite unbalanced but putting your weight in your heels should help balance you out. You also seem to be putting too much weight on the horse's neck, if he were to duck out at the last moment you'd be jumping the fence instead of him.
lildevil7777 3 years ago
Yeah, I know what you mean about my heels. I think that'll come with more practice, cuz I've only had 3 lessons on jumping so far, but I'll def focus more on that. As far as the neck thing, I'm not leaning on him TOO much, but I watched the vid again and I realized that even a little is too much. My instructor told me to put my hands halfway up his neck and grab some mane, so that's why I was leaning. I'll get there though. Thanks for the input. :)
BeauAndLiz 3 years ago
Your instructor was right when she told you to do that but you can do it without leaning ahead too far. But it will come with practise. Also, looks like your stirrups could go up a hole or two, but thats only a personal prefrence
lildevil7777 3 years ago