Always remember that "PERFECT practice" makes a perfect round. I am now getting back into horses after not being around them since my divorce in 2001.I was way too depressed and sold horse,and ALL tack. Worst mistake I later realised, & a year ago, I finally realised that when I was around horses was when I was always happiest. I am now planning on getting a "new" horse in summer and I hope to be doing some jumping again, but I need to some refresher English lessons. Keep up the great work.
Gorgeous horse! And you are a really good rider! :) personally, I would start with some ground work, and then do some basic schooling to make him more flexy (though he is quite flexy already!) then I would built a small grid which consisted of a bit of everything but wasn't too overloading for him to begin with but you can alter to change the difficulty... Good luck with him! I reckon you guys are going to do very well! :)
What a sweetie ;-) Gridwork will help with confidence- then maybe just a bit more buzzy/forward off the leg and sitting back on his hocks which should help his flying changes, (or could always use a pole to get him started). Definitely got a jump...coming on nicely for a five year old ;-) x ps. don't put yourself down!
if he was my horse i'd get him going confidently over jumps as he seems to hesitate at lot! you're an amazing rider by the way and your ride him so so well :) x
if this was my horse, i would go back to basics as you said, do lots of different stride trotting poles, lots of straight bar grid work, doesnt matter how big or small the jump is, i used to do it with my old pony, and it worked a dream, for mine and his ability and confidence and our skills, we learnt how to stride things correctly, also try some trotting rhythms and transitions, cantering from walk, stuff like that, hope my advice is ok, i'm not the best rider but i am great at giving advice
I saw my experienced show trainer work with her horses, and no matter their level, she always started her practices out with the basics; movements, back/forth, lots of dressage, then integrated jumping moves. She never, ever rushed. Hopefully that will help :) Do you have a good, trusted coach? They can work wonders!
I am not an expert :) I wanted to get that out of the way right off the start. However, I think back to my training in jumping and I can't get the drills out of my mind; ground poles, trotting constantly with and without stirrups, to get the stride and the confidence. Moving on to a ground pole series with a small cavaletti bounce at the end, then increasing until the entire series is a bounce in-bounce out over and over again. Doing this without stirrups could help build your strength as well.
quality of canter and hitting the right stride - if you can improve his canter so that he's shorter and bouncier, you'll be able to hit a better stride more often (or be closer to hitting it at least). Transitions within canter - asking for lengthening and shortening, lateral work in walk leading up to canter laterals, walk - canters, spiral circles, counter canter will all improve that. Plus endless gridwork on varying strides. Absolutely no need for draw reins. He looks great :Dxxx
would work alot on the quality of the canter, make sure he is on hi shocks and much more boncy as he is not carrying you enough into the fencem if he carrys you more you will find it becomes much easier to set him up, he is looking good and im right in thinking he is quit eyoung isn't he? x
Thanks alot everyone!! :) and I'm not keen on draw reins/gadgets atall - him working in an outline can be done without these and will get a better result from hi actually using himself I think :) @xbudweiserx and yeahhh thanks, and what kind of excercises would you suggest to have him stronger in his canter? We already incorporate hillwork into the schedule and I'll start when he's ready using raised trot/canter poles, any other ideas? and yeahh he's only five :) thank hun! xxxxxxxxx
@xbudweiserx and I also use alot of transitions on a circle in canter too, and also a little leg yielding in canter. Just carry on with these do you think? :) xxxxxx
ild work on all ur flat work with him in draw reins of another training system if u dont like draw reins so next summer he will come back in n no what he is doing on the flat ild also do lots of grid and basic pole work n also take him xc n stuff over winter just for fun nothing to hard xxx looking great tho he is a lovely looking chapp xxx
Thank you SO much guys - will try a bit of all that you have said as I'm sure it will all prove to be very helpfull!! I do loads of transitions when schooling, lots of circles and leg yielding and turn on the forehand, backing up into canter, halt to trot, ect - trying to keep things interesting and varied and constantly asking him questions! Only slight problem is our arena is far too small for anything more than a 1 stride double :( will have to hire probobly :/ haha! Thanks though all!! xxx:D
YOU SHOULD GIVE HIM TO MEEEE! You rode so well there, especially considering you didn't get to warm up :) And Jay looked like he was really enjoying himself :) I don't have much (well, any :L) experience in bringing on young horses, but I think that you'd be amazing at eventing! And you actually are a great rider to watch, you don't need to change a thing :) Love this round!
I like using bounces and distances that require me to collect over one then push onto the next, then set up some unrelated distances and start asking for the striding you want down them. Hope that helps :) Also, I can't believe he's only 6! xxx
you've done such a great job with him well done! i think you know what you need to do but a couple of things i thought of were... encorporating lots of direct transitions in everyday schooling; walk to canter, halt to trot etc. just to get him completely of your leg, im sure you probably do that already though :)
and to build both of your confidence into a fence set out some canter poles leading up to a jump so you and him know exactly where you're going to take off and are more together :)
I'd try to work on his striding between jumps, smaller ones at first and arrange them so there is not a set stride when he and you are comfortable so he trusts you and you trust him to tell each other to take off. also some pole work to hel him pick up his feet. other than that its bril :) oh and team building too, so both of you are more confident and so he can drive himself to the jump, but also come back when you tell him too :):) KEEPITUP :D
I think you already know what you need to do :) but you could try lots of lateral work and transition within a pace to get him really using his back end? And get him going round the arena in a strong canter a few times before collecting him could help? But tbh I think you're done a great job with him already and you know what he's like for strenghts/weaknesses/willingness etc. Good luck :) xxx
i prefer the right rein too Jay, it's ok ;D. you sound like you know what you need to do tbh :) you could always try spurs? only a suggestion, the rare occasions where i use them (mainly xc) Tia just tanks :L but yea, you seem to know already :') you should so try an ODE though, they're amazing <3 xxx
If he was mine, firstly I'd squeeze him because he's so cute. Heheh ;)
But I honestly think with the amount of work you are putting into him you are both going in the right direction, he isnt ready made but you are perfect for each other. Just keep him in front of your leg, but I think a lot of us on here should be asking YOU how to do it and not the other way round! :') xxxxxx
hes such a legend bless him! really nice round the improvement from last year is unberlievable :) what i want to write in regards to advice wont fit in here so il send you a message :) xxx
u are a great rider,but you should trust him a bit more..try to make him go just a little bit faster and squeeze with your knees so he doesn't have anywhere else to go than forward.
give him more hands on the jump
and after a jump don't stick yourself in the saddle right away but try to keep yourself up for a stride or two
also there's nothing wrong with your riding :) you sit quietly and you have lovely soft hands by the looks of things :) you know when he's backing off and you do what you have to in order to get him over. it's not pretty when a horse backs off and makes an akward jump but it happens to everyone :) he's a lovely horse mate!
if he was mine I'd go back to doing quite simple smaller courses with him for a little while, work on lead changes as he doesnt quite look that well balanced coming into a jump on the wrong lead. I also noticed he looks to the outside of the arena coming around corners so he may need to work on flexing around your leg a bit more. he's a gorgeous horse though :) by the sounds of things you already know what to work on. he jumps a lot like my friends horse :) maybe he just lacks confidence?
well to be fair to you and turtle i dont think you should ask for advice of youtube - i dont think there was hardly anything wrong with your round! and if you were proud of him, thats what counts! If he was mine i would probably take him in a load of 80cm classes and get him jumping really fluidly :) but hey, i think your doing a fabulous job with him xxxxxxxxx
If u really want to polish him up u guys should try some Hunter classes. That judging criteria will help ur positions on the flat and over the jumps as well a tehc him to be neat and tidy. To get back to what i was saying about jumping build him up from singles to gridwork then start linking fences. gradually u can start with courses and up the dificulty everytime u feel he gets it so as not to bore him to death. He looks great through u have given him a lot of confidence.
To continue what he seems to need is a wake up call at the base of the fence. Start by trotting with a trotting pole, at the base of it whip him behind ur leg as ur jumping. What this does is teaches him to pick every thing up eventually he will understand if he doesn't wake up there is a consequence and u won't need to do it (my coach had me use this on a horse i was training it really helped) Ur round was great but don't rush him back into courses start with perfecting single jumps then grids
What I would do is work on his flat, make him comfortable on both sides then teach him his auto lead changes ( will help you in classes). For jumping build him up start off with single fences see how scopey you can get him, in grids bring ur voice into play to help encourage him and ride w/ ur leg. Because he was ducking out on u, really look at swapping ur whip into another hand (helps correct the issue) and accuracy training so he has to stay on his toes. Overall, really great work with him.
You've definitely been doing everything right so far! Can't get over the fact that he's only 5. I find long lining really useful as a way to make both reins even. I prefer it to lunging as the horse isn't going round and round in circles and the long lines are not coming from a fixed point at the head. He's such a dude :) xxxxxxx
When you bring him back into work, I'd start out with a decent amount of lunging with side reins in order to build up muscle and help his balance on both reins if you're concerned about favouring a certain lead however most horses but a lot of leg yielding/ lateral work or just suppling exercises as a whole will help as well and this can be done just in the walk if you wanted to keep it steady :) Then start to include some trotting poles - short and long distances - and canter poles.... tbc ...
@XxxJensixxX continued... on the lunge so he can use his back freely then raise these poles slightly at alternate ends to create some cavaletti for him. Staying on the lunge do some bounces/grids and whenever you do jump use about 3 to 4 canter poles before in order to regulate his canter stride and balance him out. Keep the jumps relatively small until he gets the technique you feel comfortable with. Confidence is also key :) But he really is a credit to you so jealous!! Keep up the good work!x
I can't use a whip whatsoever with mine as he overreacts so understand having to use other aids hehe! I'd really advise working with transitions to get him on his toes. Focus on doing sessions without the whip whatsoever and so using your legs to get him where you want him. My horse gets perfect striding in but throws a half stride and gets too deep - I found placing a pole a bounce or a stride away from the jump really helped him sort his legs out! But he's such a star for a 5 year old! xxxx
Awwh he's such a babe, sounds like you're doing the right thing, im doing the same with my horse, he's having Xmas off then we'll be working on flatwork & small grids to get back into it, bring on 2012! :L xx
Lovely pony, looks like he can go a long way in jumping:) I would take him back to basics, give him a bit of time off, he should come back ready to go and matured. I would lunge him over poles on the ground and go up slowly to rised pole and so on, I done it with my gelding, it really worked. Also when you get on him again put 3-4 poles on the ground and do a small figure of 8 over it, it will get him used to turning quickly going over jumps and flexibility. Try putting your hands foward more.
I'd take him right back to basics with jumping, pole work, raised poles, and lots of grid work, to get him thinking about how he jumps and about riding into the jump! Itll help a lot with how you ride as well, because you need to push with your legs into a grid, you can't rely on urging him with your seat and hands. Ride courses with no stick, and jump a line with no reins (if you trust him not to run out!:P!) to get you to use your legs! You're doing amazing with him though, he's a tank!:)<3
@MissEmilyy09 I did that with a horse i was training I had him going around big Hunter courses totally on my leg and he responded beautifully. The owners were super impressed and now their son is going to compete him can't wait to see what happens
when i started teaching robbie to jump, as he was 11, but had never been tought to jump, only galloped at a few little cross poles, we started from basics with him, and worked on striding, and technique, then when he got the hang of striding we let him figure it out by himself, and the striding got better, then we moved onto doing some doubles, bounces, and combinations, lengthening and shortening the strides to get him listening to the striding, then we worked on (C)
A good way to get them to land on the correct leg is setting up a small jump, then a few strides away (start off 5-6 strides away to start and make it closer) put a pole vertically pointing where you want to go, in his case to the left :) the idea behind it is that as he's going over the jump, he'll see the pole so he has no real choice but to turn that way and land in the left leg! hope i didn't confuse you with my waffling lol! he's a wee babe well done with him! :)
Lovely round! You give him so much confidence, and would you shtop your riding is lovely!!
So weird.. all the problems your talking about are the exact same as mine :L striding, changing just with the front, being too chilled while jumping :L will be keeping a close eye on your comments :P haaha :P Come up with anything let me know :P Ponioss need a caffeine buzz me thinks ;) xxxx
You did awesome he's such a babe :) as the rider/owner of a 4 year old myself, i'd say take it right back. he looks great from what i've seen from your videos pretty consistent but there is always room for improvement. if he's done a lot of jumping, try doing dressage with him. after doing that for awhile, try more grids and such and really work on rhythm and such over fences.always something to work on! seriously though, he looks amazing and it's obvious you guys work very hard for eachother :)
I think it would be a really good iea to do a lot of bonding work with him whilst be is on his break (: try some lunging and natural horsemanship techniques. I did it with my ex-racer and now our actaul riding relationship is rally strong. She trusts me so much more now and I feel the connection. God luck with him and keep us posted! (: xx
Already guys, only a few comments in and the advice is fantastic :D Thank you so much, will definitely try these options! Thank you so so much! xxxxxxxxxx
lovely round:) you both look great :D i dont know very much for what you could do but if you ever want to work on lengthening and shortening his strides on the flat if you put poles in a fan shape and work from the short end gradually out the the extended end and vice versa and its also good for bending but im positive jay is fab at both but just thought i'd give my input ;) *hugs to you* sam will be so proud of you xxxxx
lovely round:) you both look great :D i dont know very much for what you could do but if you ever want to work on lengthening and shortening his strides on the flat if you put poles in a fan shape and work from the short end gradually out the the extended end and vice versa and its also good for bending but im positive jay is fab at both but just thought i'd give my input ;) *hugs to you* sam will be so proud of you xxxxx
with the sticky striding etc id say grid work with bright fillers coming out and lots of small jumps with very bright fillers so he only has to concentrate on the filler rather than the hight and again just get him out n about more, the more confident he gets in himself the more he will pull you in and give u the feeling of 'im definately going' rather than 'ooo need my hand holding here' good positive riding from you there though so keep that up and he will figure it out :) xx
hm, i think its just his general favour - he is only 5 so hes still very green. had he been a lot older then i would worry but for a 5 year old thats good! i like what you thought with taking him back to basics, maybe try work on flying changes from his right lead to left? idk :P
Transitions I find are just the best forget horses forward, and just making sure they enjoy sessions by not repeating exercises over and over:) but your plan sounds great for him! He's such a star:') xxxx
the time off will have done him some good, when you bring him back in i agree with what youve put in your desc but try and do a little bit more schooling each week and maybe take him out n hire somewhere a few times to work on changes etc at shows and if he favours one rein do more work on the other until he starts to balance out then go back to even work, straightness etc will come with time, hes only a baby and hes doing amazing for his age :) xx
i'd do a lot of grid work and cantering 20m circles on flat. also lunge over some poles using side reins :)
ponypics01 1 week ago
Like the previous poster said, "Give him a big squeeze first" Then, give him a bunch of carrots for me too! Best wishes.
Wellington5392 1 month ago
Always remember that "PERFECT practice" makes a perfect round. I am now getting back into horses after not being around them since my divorce in 2001.I was way too depressed and sold horse,and ALL tack. Worst mistake I later realised, & a year ago, I finally realised that when I was around horses was when I was always happiest. I am now planning on getting a "new" horse in summer and I hope to be doing some jumping again, but I need to some refresher English lessons. Keep up the great work.
Wellington5392 1 month ago
Gorgeous horse! And you are a really good rider! :) personally, I would start with some ground work, and then do some basic schooling to make him more flexy (though he is quite flexy already!) then I would built a small grid which consisted of a bit of everything but wasn't too overloading for him to begin with but you can alter to change the difficulty... Good luck with him! I reckon you guys are going to do very well! :)
B96P03 1 month ago
What a sweetie ;-) Gridwork will help with confidence- then maybe just a bit more buzzy/forward off the leg and sitting back on his hocks which should help his flying changes, (or could always use a pole to get him started). Definitely got a jump...coming on nicely for a five year old ;-) x ps. don't put yourself down!
jamilaparr 2 months ago
if he was my horse i'd get him going confidently over jumps as he seems to hesitate at lot! you're an amazing rider by the way and your ride him so so well :) x
eventing345 2 months ago
if this was my horse, i would go back to basics as you said, do lots of different stride trotting poles, lots of straight bar grid work, doesnt matter how big or small the jump is, i used to do it with my old pony, and it worked a dream, for mine and his ability and confidence and our skills, we learnt how to stride things correctly, also try some trotting rhythms and transitions, cantering from walk, stuff like that, hope my advice is ok, i'm not the best rider but i am great at giving advice
HorseLover4Ever1998 2 months ago
I saw my experienced show trainer work with her horses, and no matter their level, she always started her practices out with the basics; movements, back/forth, lots of dressage, then integrated jumping moves. She never, ever rushed. Hopefully that will help :) Do you have a good, trusted coach? They can work wonders!
miskaffon 2 months ago
I am not an expert :) I wanted to get that out of the way right off the start. However, I think back to my training in jumping and I can't get the drills out of my mind; ground poles, trotting constantly with and without stirrups, to get the stride and the confidence. Moving on to a ground pole series with a small cavaletti bounce at the end, then increasing until the entire series is a bounce in-bounce out over and over again. Doing this without stirrups could help build your strength as well.
miskaffon 2 months ago
quality of canter and hitting the right stride - if you can improve his canter so that he's shorter and bouncier, you'll be able to hit a better stride more often (or be closer to hitting it at least). Transitions within canter - asking for lengthening and shortening, lateral work in walk leading up to canter laterals, walk - canters, spiral circles, counter canter will all improve that. Plus endless gridwork on varying strides. Absolutely no need for draw reins. He looks great :Dxxx
philburgess535 2 months ago
would work alot on the quality of the canter, make sure he is on hi shocks and much more boncy as he is not carrying you enough into the fencem if he carrys you more you will find it becomes much easier to set him up, he is looking good and im right in thinking he is quit eyoung isn't he? x
xbudweiserx 2 months ago
Thanks alot everyone!! :) and I'm not keen on draw reins/gadgets atall - him working in an outline can be done without these and will get a better result from hi actually using himself I think :) @xbudweiserx and yeahhh thanks, and what kind of excercises would you suggest to have him stronger in his canter? We already incorporate hillwork into the schedule and I'll start when he's ready using raised trot/canter poles, any other ideas? and yeahh he's only five :) thank hun! xxxxxxxxx
HeartbreakInSterIero 2 months ago
@xbudweiserx and I also use alot of transitions on a circle in canter too, and also a little leg yielding in canter. Just carry on with these do you think? :) xxxxxx
HeartbreakInSterIero 2 months ago
ild work on all ur flat work with him in draw reins of another training system if u dont like draw reins so next summer he will come back in n no what he is doing on the flat ild also do lots of grid and basic pole work n also take him xc n stuff over winter just for fun nothing to hard xxx looking great tho he is a lovely looking chapp xxx
jumpjames 2 months ago
Thank you SO much guys - will try a bit of all that you have said as I'm sure it will all prove to be very helpfull!! I do loads of transitions when schooling, lots of circles and leg yielding and turn on the forehand, backing up into canter, halt to trot, ect - trying to keep things interesting and varied and constantly asking him questions! Only slight problem is our arena is far too small for anything more than a 1 stride double :( will have to hire probobly :/ haha! Thanks though all!! xxx:D
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YOU SHOULD GIVE HIM TO MEEEE! You rode so well there, especially considering you didn't get to warm up :) And Jay looked like he was really enjoying himself :) I don't have much (well, any :L) experience in bringing on young horses, but I think that you'd be amazing at eventing! And you actually are a great rider to watch, you don't need to change a thing :) Love this round!
HorseyBeefs 2 months ago
He's so gorgeous, you rode him very well :)
I like using bounces and distances that require me to collect over one then push onto the next, then set up some unrelated distances and start asking for the striding you want down them. Hope that helps :) Also, I can't believe he's only 6! xxx
JetEquestrian 2 months ago
well hes a very careful little man! xx
Shexyshezzles 2 months ago
you've done such a great job with him well done! i think you know what you need to do but a couple of things i thought of were... encorporating lots of direct transitions in everyday schooling; walk to canter, halt to trot etc. just to get him completely of your leg, im sure you probably do that already though :)
and to build both of your confidence into a fence set out some canter poles leading up to a jump so you and him know exactly where you're going to take off and are more together :)
JessABC16 2 months ago
I'd try to work on his striding between jumps, smaller ones at first and arrange them so there is not a set stride when he and you are comfortable so he trusts you and you trust him to tell each other to take off. also some pole work to hel him pick up his feet. other than that its bril :) oh and team building too, so both of you are more confident and so he can drive himself to the jump, but also come back when you tell him too :):) KEEPITUP :D
ImmaSayWhatAWanna 2 months ago
think you already know what to do!! Back to the basics!! thats the first thing i do with any new ponies i have!
I do hacking and try and do schooling in any field thats safe to just so that shes knows not to get too hyper and remind her im in control not her.
I think you should do caveletti too as it helps them pick their feet up and lots of grid work!
You should always do that at least once a week as it keeps them subtle and keeps them from gettign bored! :) <3 xx
xangelpupx 2 months ago
I think you already know what you need to do :) but you could try lots of lateral work and transition within a pace to get him really using his back end? And get him going round the arena in a strong canter a few times before collecting him could help? But tbh I think you're done a great job with him already and you know what he's like for strenghts/weaknesses/willingness etc. Good luck :) xxx
SmallSecretX 2 months ago
i prefer the right rein too Jay, it's ok ;D. you sound like you know what you need to do tbh :) you could always try spurs? only a suggestion, the rare occasions where i use them (mainly xc) Tia just tanks :L but yea, you seem to know already :') you should so try an ODE though, they're amazing <3 xxx
daniconfussled 2 months ago
If he was mine, firstly I'd squeeze him because he's so cute. Heheh ;)
But I honestly think with the amount of work you are putting into him you are both going in the right direction, he isnt ready made but you are perfect for each other. Just keep him in front of your leg, but I think a lot of us on here should be asking YOU how to do it and not the other way round! :') xxxxxx
xDynamiteDiggyx 2 months ago 8
hes such a legend bless him! really nice round the improvement from last year is unberlievable :) what i want to write in regards to advice wont fit in here so il send you a message :) xxx
xxbxoxoxtxsxx 2 months ago
u are a great rider,but you should trust him a bit more..try to make him go just a little bit faster and squeeze with your knees so he doesn't have anywhere else to go than forward.
give him more hands on the jump
and after a jump don't stick yourself in the saddle right away but try to keep yourself up for a stride or two
hope it helps :P
purpleEscape69 2 months ago
also there's nothing wrong with your riding :) you sit quietly and you have lovely soft hands by the looks of things :) you know when he's backing off and you do what you have to in order to get him over. it's not pretty when a horse backs off and makes an akward jump but it happens to everyone :) he's a lovely horse mate!
iqreevo 2 months ago 4
if he was mine I'd go back to doing quite simple smaller courses with him for a little while, work on lead changes as he doesnt quite look that well balanced coming into a jump on the wrong lead. I also noticed he looks to the outside of the arena coming around corners so he may need to work on flexing around your leg a bit more. he's a gorgeous horse though :) by the sounds of things you already know what to work on. he jumps a lot like my friends horse :) maybe he just lacks confidence?
iqreevo 2 months ago
well to be fair to you and turtle i dont think you should ask for advice of youtube - i dont think there was hardly anything wrong with your round! and if you were proud of him, thats what counts! If he was mine i would probably take him in a load of 80cm classes and get him jumping really fluidly :) but hey, i think your doing a fabulous job with him xxxxxxxxx
cromwellandlucy 2 months ago
EVENTHIM!!!!!!
PonieGirls 2 months ago 3
If u really want to polish him up u guys should try some Hunter classes. That judging criteria will help ur positions on the flat and over the jumps as well a tehc him to be neat and tidy. To get back to what i was saying about jumping build him up from singles to gridwork then start linking fences. gradually u can start with courses and up the dificulty everytime u feel he gets it so as not to bore him to death. He looks great through u have given him a lot of confidence.
dreamershavemorefun 2 months ago
To continue what he seems to need is a wake up call at the base of the fence. Start by trotting with a trotting pole, at the base of it whip him behind ur leg as ur jumping. What this does is teaches him to pick every thing up eventually he will understand if he doesn't wake up there is a consequence and u won't need to do it (my coach had me use this on a horse i was training it really helped) Ur round was great but don't rush him back into courses start with perfecting single jumps then grids
dreamershavemorefun 2 months ago
What I would do is work on his flat, make him comfortable on both sides then teach him his auto lead changes ( will help you in classes). For jumping build him up start off with single fences see how scopey you can get him, in grids bring ur voice into play to help encourage him and ride w/ ur leg. Because he was ducking out on u, really look at swapping ur whip into another hand (helps correct the issue) and accuracy training so he has to stay on his toes. Overall, really great work with him.
dreamershavemorefun 2 months ago
You've definitely been doing everything right so far! Can't get over the fact that he's only 5. I find long lining really useful as a way to make both reins even. I prefer it to lunging as the horse isn't going round and round in circles and the long lines are not coming from a fixed point at the head. He's such a dude :) xxxxxxx
jesspopbang 2 months ago
When you bring him back into work, I'd start out with a decent amount of lunging with side reins in order to build up muscle and help his balance on both reins if you're concerned about favouring a certain lead however most horses but a lot of leg yielding/ lateral work or just suppling exercises as a whole will help as well and this can be done just in the walk if you wanted to keep it steady :) Then start to include some trotting poles - short and long distances - and canter poles.... tbc ...
XxxJensixxX 2 months ago
@XxxJensixxX continued... on the lunge so he can use his back freely then raise these poles slightly at alternate ends to create some cavaletti for him. Staying on the lunge do some bounces/grids and whenever you do jump use about 3 to 4 canter poles before in order to regulate his canter stride and balance him out. Keep the jumps relatively small until he gets the technique you feel comfortable with. Confidence is also key :) But he really is a credit to you so jealous!! Keep up the good work!x
XxxJensixxX 2 months ago
I can't use a whip whatsoever with mine as he overreacts so understand having to use other aids hehe! I'd really advise working with transitions to get him on his toes. Focus on doing sessions without the whip whatsoever and so using your legs to get him where you want him. My horse gets perfect striding in but throws a half stride and gets too deep - I found placing a pole a bounce or a stride away from the jump really helped him sort his legs out! But he's such a star for a 5 year old! xxxx
TheAxphyxiating 2 months ago
Awwh he's such a babe, sounds like you're doing the right thing, im doing the same with my horse, he's having Xmas off then we'll be working on flatwork & small grids to get back into it, bring on 2012! :L xx
rocketfilly 2 months ago
Lovely pony, looks like he can go a long way in jumping:) I would take him back to basics, give him a bit of time off, he should come back ready to go and matured. I would lunge him over poles on the ground and go up slowly to rised pole and so on, I done it with my gelding, it really worked. Also when you get on him again put 3-4 poles on the ground and do a small figure of 8 over it, it will get him used to turning quickly going over jumps and flexibility. Try putting your hands foward more.
PrinceyForever97 2 months ago
I'd get rid of him he's clearly a waste of space! Tell you what as a friend I will do you a favour and take him off your hands? XD
MeandThePony 2 months ago 14
I'd take him right back to basics with jumping, pole work, raised poles, and lots of grid work, to get him thinking about how he jumps and about riding into the jump! Itll help a lot with how you ride as well, because you need to push with your legs into a grid, you can't rely on urging him with your seat and hands. Ride courses with no stick, and jump a line with no reins (if you trust him not to run out!:P!) to get you to use your legs! You're doing amazing with him though, he's a tank!:)<3
kh103y 2 months ago
(C) then we worked on other things, like spreads, and courses, and got him feeling comfortable and off my leg to all the fences (:
your doing amazing with him though! so jealous! xxxx
MissEmilyy09 2 months ago
@MissEmilyy09 I did that with a horse i was training I had him going around big Hunter courses totally on my leg and he responded beautifully. The owners were super impressed and now their son is going to compete him can't wait to see what happens
dreamershavemorefun 2 months ago
hes looking fab bless him,
when i started teaching robbie to jump, as he was 11, but had never been tought to jump, only galloped at a few little cross poles, we started from basics with him, and worked on striding, and technique, then when he got the hang of striding we let him figure it out by himself, and the striding got better, then we moved onto doing some doubles, bounces, and combinations, lengthening and shortening the strides to get him listening to the striding, then we worked on (C)
MissEmilyy09 2 months ago
A good way to get them to land on the correct leg is setting up a small jump, then a few strides away (start off 5-6 strides away to start and make it closer) put a pole vertically pointing where you want to go, in his case to the left :) the idea behind it is that as he's going over the jump, he'll see the pole so he has no real choice but to turn that way and land in the left leg! hope i didn't confuse you with my waffling lol! he's a wee babe well done with him! :)
RachelRyanFrankie 2 months ago
Lovely round! You give him so much confidence, and would you shtop your riding is lovely!!
So weird.. all the problems your talking about are the exact same as mine :L striding, changing just with the front, being too chilled while jumping :L will be keeping a close eye on your comments :P haaha :P Come up with anything let me know :P Ponioss need a caffeine buzz me thinks ;) xxxx
XxXgerardsgalXxX 2 months ago
You did awesome he's such a babe :) as the rider/owner of a 4 year old myself, i'd say take it right back. he looks great from what i've seen from your videos pretty consistent but there is always room for improvement. if he's done a lot of jumping, try doing dressage with him. after doing that for awhile, try more grids and such and really work on rhythm and such over fences.always something to work on! seriously though, he looks amazing and it's obvious you guys work very hard for eachother :)
RainRider5x 2 months ago
I think it would be a really good iea to do a lot of bonding work with him whilst be is on his break (: try some lunging and natural horsemanship techniques. I did it with my ex-racer and now our actaul riding relationship is rally strong. She trusts me so much more now and I feel the connection. God luck with him and keep us posted! (: xx
OneChanceForVictory 2 months ago
Already guys, only a few comments in and the advice is fantastic :D Thank you so much, will definitely try these options! Thank you so so much! xxxxxxxxxx
HeartbreakInSterIero 2 months ago
lovely round:) you both look great :D i dont know very much for what you could do but if you ever want to work on lengthening and shortening his strides on the flat if you put poles in a fan shape and work from the short end gradually out the the extended end and vice versa and its also good for bending but im positive jay is fab at both but just thought i'd give my input ;) *hugs to you* sam will be so proud of you xxxxx
kayylleeiigghx 2 months ago
lovely round:) you both look great :D i dont know very much for what you could do but if you ever want to work on lengthening and shortening his strides on the flat if you put poles in a fan shape and work from the short end gradually out the the extended end and vice versa and its also good for bending but im positive jay is fab at both but just thought i'd give my input ;) *hugs to you* sam will be so proud of you xxxxx
kayylleeiigghx 2 months ago
with the sticky striding etc id say grid work with bright fillers coming out and lots of small jumps with very bright fillers so he only has to concentrate on the filler rather than the hight and again just get him out n about more, the more confident he gets in himself the more he will pull you in and give u the feeling of 'im definately going' rather than 'ooo need my hand holding here' good positive riding from you there though so keep that up and he will figure it out :) xx
JTerryShowjumper 2 months ago
hm, i think its just his general favour - he is only 5 so hes still very green. had he been a lot older then i would worry but for a 5 year old thats good! i like what you thought with taking him back to basics, maybe try work on flying changes from his right lead to left? idk :P
cathrynluvswovles 2 months ago
Transitions I find are just the best forget horses forward, and just making sure they enjoy sessions by not repeating exercises over and over:) but your plan sounds great for him! He's such a star:') xxxx
EventingsSecond96 2 months ago
the time off will have done him some good, when you bring him back in i agree with what youve put in your desc but try and do a little bit more schooling each week and maybe take him out n hire somewhere a few times to work on changes etc at shows and if he favours one rein do more work on the other until he starts to balance out then go back to even work, straightness etc will come with time, hes only a baby and hes doing amazing for his age :) xx
JTerryShowjumper 2 months ago