Puissance High Jump (up to 5'6'')

PLEASE NOTE: Until today I had never done over 3 foot, so that's why as the fence gets higher my eq and general ability to ride decently fails. Zach was very good for putting up with me and I wouldn't have kept going if I didn't trust him.

So this is me and my trainers horse, Zach. He's in his late twenties and he's still got a lot of fire, as you can see! Zach and I competed today after only one prior ride, in a high jump competition and came in 3rd place against adults and serious jumper horses. I was the youngest rider and Zach was the oldest horse.

Our last clear fence was 4'3'' and we knocked a rail at 4'6''. as you can see my landing was extremely rough, but I included pictures for laughs ;)
The winner of the event was Gillian King and her grey mare Hon Fleur, at 5'6''! it was intense.

Good day, I'm still on a high from it!

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[Blankiitamazona]

that's nice, but in 3'3ft you saw unstable, so jumping 4´6ft is pretty dangerous for you. but good job you jumped it!

[HoovesAndWings]

@Blankiitamazona Yea, at the time I was pretty out of my mind for continuing as high as I did. I guess I sometimes forget I'm not invincible! ;) Thanks so much!

[PoNyLoVeR711]

well you shouldnt have jumped that big if you had only jumped 2'6 like thats way to big to jump if you haven;t been practicing bigger. you like could have seriously gotten hurt both u and the horse if you made a mistake. like im suprised you actually stayed on but seriously...

[HoovesAndWings]

@PoNyLoVeR711 the highest i'd jumped before here is actually 3'. Either way, this is a puissance. It's designed specifically to test the limits of a rider and their horse. I appreciate your concern but it was up to me and I trusted the horse. He knew exactly what he was doing.

[PoNyLoVeR711]

uhm thats crazy how big you jumped cuz you almost fell off a couple times...

[HoovesAndWings]

@PoNyLoVeR711 well you can't be afraid to fall! otherwise you'll be afraid to try new things :)

[TwinkiesCanFly]

@HoovesAndWings You're very welcome (: I don't mind giving tips at all, and I try not to be mean about it at all (:

[HoovesAndWings]

@TwinkiesCanFly Thanks so much! I've gotten a bit better with jumping higher since then. I really appreciate the tip!

[TwinkiesCanFly]

You're a really great rider! Just make sure that when jumping, you keep your leg, and don't push your toes down or your feet back.

[xJumpItRight]

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