jonny
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Wanted to have a jump today but not sure what exercise I feel like doing. So thought I would get some ideas from you clever lot.
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Anyone want to give me a jumping exercise to do? {I will get video proof!}
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kez1001
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how about a grid with double one stride apart on the way in then three fences, one in each direction four strides away, so when you land after the first two you make up your mind which way to jump then come back down the grid and go another way?
or maybe a bounce, then one stide to an oxer then two strides to an upright very good for seeing how balanced and careful your horse is.
p.s - sorry if these are rubbish!
or maybe a bounce, then one stide to an oxer then two strides to an upright very good for seeing how balanced and careful your horse is.
p.s - sorry if these are rubbish!
jonny
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I also forgot to mention the exercise can't use more than 3/4 jumps...... because I am lazy!
Would love to hear some more exercises from people.
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Would love to hear some more exercises from people.
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Santa_Claus
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if feeling adventourous and have a big enough school the below set ups running down centre of school. I have done it in a 20x40 but it was very tight turning. There are lots of ways of riding it including if you get the angle right (and check distance accordingly when setting up) you can bounce though the centre of the /\ fences so jumping on an angle.
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/\ __ > __ (5 fences with one from last one corner fence)
/\/\/\ (6 fences)
none of these are to be done on a green/unbalanced horse as they are really quite an ask!
/\ __ __ /\ ( 6 fences)
/\ __ > __ (5 fences with one from last one corner fence)
/\/\/\ (6 fences)
none of these are to be done on a green/unbalanced horse as they are really quite an ask!
Festive_Felicitations
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Santa145 - those exercises look fascinating but totally incomprehensible...could you please explain them in little words for this poor blonde?
Santa_Claus
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Ok I will try
Basic idea is you have a line of upright fences (and potentially a corner!) running down centre line of the school either straight or on a roughly 45 degree angle.
When I set it up my aim is to be able to jump the line of fences from top to bottom without turning a circle whilst maintaining a balance canter. In the 20x40m i work in I can set up two on the angle and one straight all with wings touching followed by normally a corner than an upright which have a gap. so...
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I start on the right rein and jump the far left fence towards the top left corner of school, I then turn a half circle right to second angle fence then again half circle left to straight the half circle right to corner then half circle left to upright.
But you can jump in any order you want starting jumping fence 1 to fence 3 so more room then to fence 5 then back to 2 then 4 type thing and then as the horse becomes more responsive move up to fence 1 to 2 to 3 etc.
Point of exercise (for me) is to almost test that horse is balanced, happy to flex in both directions and move from one direction of flexion to the other quickly without becoming unbalanced or losing the rhythm. Also good for making sure you are landing on the right leg!
If you get the angles right the distance down the centre of the 'angled' fences should be 4 paces so a bounce and you can jump them at the angle but this is really rather advanced!
Its not an exercise that needs to be big height wise, I will happy play at it at about 2 foot as its more about flexion and concentration than anything else.
Hope that makes sense.
Basic idea is you have a line of upright fences (and potentially a corner!) running down centre line of the school either straight or on a roughly 45 degree angle.
When I set it up my aim is to be able to jump the line of fences from top to bottom without turning a circle whilst maintaining a balance canter. In the 20x40m i work in I can set up two on the angle and one straight all with wings touching followed by normally a corner than an upright which have a gap. so...
/\__ > __
I start on the right rein and jump the far left fence towards the top left corner of school, I then turn a half circle right to second angle fence then again half circle left to straight the half circle right to corner then half circle left to upright.
But you can jump in any order you want starting jumping fence 1 to fence 3 so more room then to fence 5 then back to 2 then 4 type thing and then as the horse becomes more responsive move up to fence 1 to 2 to 3 etc.
Point of exercise (for me) is to almost test that horse is balanced, happy to flex in both directions and move from one direction of flexion to the other quickly without becoming unbalanced or losing the rhythm. Also good for making sure you are landing on the right leg!
If you get the angles right the distance down the centre of the 'angled' fences should be 4 paces so a bounce and you can jump them at the angle but this is really rather advanced!
Its not an exercise that needs to be big height wise, I will happy play at it at about 2 foot as its more about flexion and concentration than anything else.
Hope that makes sense.
kerilli
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what about 2 uprights, with ground lines on both sides so jumpable both ways, about 3' - 3'3" high ish, say 6 non-jumping horse strides apart (so, i'd call that about 27-28 yards) then go down on 6, 7, 6, 5, 8, 9, 10, 6, 5 etc etc - i.e. varying the canter stride length in between the fences. not varying the approach speed or stride at all, it's all about having the adjustability of the canter between the fences, being able to go down on the number you specify before you start. not easy, but very very useful.
i've seen Ian Stark do this in a lecture/demo, also Matt Ryan and Marie Ryan, and Geoff Billington (who added a ridiculous number, but his sjer wasn't as keen on the loony long one as most eventers are) and Mark Todd did it with guinea pig riders (with varying success to begin with!) at a lecture/demo.
i'd have a small fence elsewhere to pop over for warm-up and as an easy fence to pop again just in case you have a slight problem with the 2-fence exercise, to rebuild confidence immediately.
i've seen Ian Stark do this in a lecture/demo, also Matt Ryan and Marie Ryan, and Geoff Billington (who added a ridiculous number, but his sjer wasn't as keen on the loony long one as most eventers are) and Mark Todd did it with guinea pig riders (with varying success to begin with!) at a lecture/demo.
i'd have a small fence elsewhere to pop over for warm-up and as an easy fence to pop again just in case you have a slight problem with the 2-fence exercise, to rebuild confidence immediately.