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    in need of some showjumping help from all you lovely people...

    no, i haven't had anyone on him... it could help but then it would probably be so demoralising if they could do it and i couldn't. i hate having fences down too, especially when i see no reason for it. and then i feel bad for mum who's paying all this money for me to have a fence down in each...
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    in need of some showjumping help from all you lovely people...

    ohh, and his flatwork is good, he has good conformation and a strong, balanced canter...
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    in need of some showjumping help from all you lovely people...

    he's exactly the same in a foxhunter as he is in the others, he'll have fences for no reason. it's just so frustrating, as like Chermar, he has the ability but i'm not sure if he has the interest. we've been jumping newcomers on a regular basis since june 09, so really we should be getting the...
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    in need of some showjumping help from all you lovely people...

    Wow, thanks for all the replies! He's 7 this time and the best behaved boy you could ask for. I have projumps for his hinds which seem to work most of the time, but he has fences down with front and hind legs. I've been told by my instructor to stop jumping anything below newcomers on him, as...
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    in need of some showjumping help from all you lovely people...

    Hi, I have had my horse for just over a year now, and I worked out today that in a full year of BS, we have only ever jumped 4 double clears, 1 BN, 2 D and 1 newcomers... He is such a lovely boy, but it seems like we just never manage to jump double clears! we have regular jump lessons and I...
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    how difficult is it to...

    how difficult is to get a working pupil job on a showjumping yard with a good rider?? have you got to be 'in there' (if you catch my drift!) to get a job with a good rider?! i can't seem to see anything advertised anywhere... any handy hints would be much appreciated!
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    horse whisperer post, cant find it!!

    hi! i'm not sure which post you're talking about, but a lady called Ann(e) Dee in the north does something similar, and if you google her i think she has a website.
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    has anyone heard about...

    ... an equine rehabilitation centre opening in london? I heard something about this the other day & I was wondering if it has a website or if anyone knows any details about it? Thanks!
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    Tension Boots

    Are you talking about veredus pro jumps? yes, they are allowed!!
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    Osbaldeston-BS...

    What are you trying to say about us showjumpers?! haha. Depends on the venue normally, I normally ask someone who looks vaguely important when i get there! Good luck!
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    CWD breastplate

    Hi, does anyone know where I can buy one of these from? I can't find them for sale anywhere in the UK! http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-32965594616216_2087_15442361 Hope the link works, thanks!
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    Kirsty Oxby - Saddler

    She works at martin wilkinson's now in the Colney Heath area. google Martin Wilkinson and a contact number will come up for their shop.
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    Calling all SJers! Tell me the secret to getting "the" canter!

    Hi! I was doing this in my lesson the other day - lots of inside leg to outside hand around the corners, and i was told to imagaine that three strides after every corner that there was a 1.60m upright! Also, lunging with a pessoa over canter poles on a curve. Use the pessoa on the lowest setting...
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    Rearing, it's getting dangerous now!

    Thanks for all of this, i tried to do what i saw in the video, and so far so good. I do think that he's a bit bemused/confused by the whole way of dealing with things at the minute, but it is working, so long may it continue!!
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    Rearing, it's getting dangerous now!

    Thanks for all of the replies, that video was very interesting and i like the idea of letting him sort himself out! let's hope it works.
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