Can i have some CC Please :)

thank you guys :D
shorter? just been working on getting longer :o ha ;)
shes a pain ;) i know she can go steady to a fence but when it comes to shows its just too excitnig and we cant cope with this excitedment and its fun so we have to go really fast.... :o :p
right, ebs wont do canter pole? she justs gallops over them, but i bring her back into trot and its perfect? so erm.. .:o
thanks alot x
 
I once pulled up my youngster in the middle of a SJ class as he wasn't listening and was rushing around. I would do the same with her if necessary.

Ideal would be to have somewher with jumps already set up and each time she rushes off bring her back to walk and start again, again this is something that is really helping with my youngster, he is catching on really quick that if he rushes and doesn't listen he doesn't jump!!!

Also remember that if you sit up put more leg on and squeeze release with the reins you WILL get a better canter from her. I knew this already but it took me a while to REALLY believe it lol

ps mean't to say it was nice to see someone having fun too
 
If you find she's too excitable then try schooling around fences at home without actually jumping them, keep her cool calm and collected and work on her balance rhythm and impulsion (I wouldn't worry about her being rounded in front either) and her jumping will improve no end.
 
ohh yeah,never thought about that... :p
yeah like i need to get outside and jump just a simple small ish a corse using all this info and see what differnt it actully makes :p cause i bet it makes ALOT :p

thank you :D
yeah i love it :p, i really really want her to take me to fox :p lol, my aim was to be jumping 1m by decmeber [but had a fall and now weather] and HOYs newcomers in summer ;) worth a try nothing to loose, but everything seems to have slowed down
 
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touchstone said:
If you find she's too excitable then try schooling around fences at home without actually jumping them, keep her cool calm and collected and work on her balance rhythm and impulsion (I wouldn't worry about her being rounded in front either) and her jumping will improve no end.
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will do :D once i can use the outdoor again, indoor jumps dont stay out. :)
but i cant even get to the yard :(
thanks :D x
 
lochpearl said:
I think she is a cracking little mare and as you said, there were a few mistakes on your part causing the dropped poles.

I asked about the spurs as you are always posting saying you can't stop her, he does have quite an erratic pace into the jumps and very 'whizzy'. This I think is partly due to your leg not being very still and without realising you are using the spurs to speed her up.

Spurs also wont stop the napping, you need to concentrate more on your leg aids and she will work of those.

More lessons on the flat and jumping will help with more accurate jumping and signals to her and I commend you for being so eager to succeed with BSJA. It isn't an easy thing to do and there is nothing more I love than to see people with such enthusiasm.

Keep up the good work, but do have some more lessons, she is a lovely little horse and so honest.
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Agree totally with this, I would get rid of the spurs and I would concentrate on schooling.
 
One thing that has helped my overly keen pony has been to jump a course of fences but coming back to walk between every fence (apart from the double). This way he waits for me to give him instructions between fences rather than doing his own thing. After coming back to walk a few times you only need to take a half halt and he waits in a nice bouncy canter for the next instruction.

Also keeping the leg on and containing the energy in the hand is very important. If you just take a pull without keeping the horse contained with the leg it will just run and get flat and almost panic away from the contact, generally very noticeable in the corners or straight after a fence when you take the leg off. It would be far easier to keep Ebs contained with the leg wrapped on without the spurs IMO.

As said by someone else your leg needs to be more underneath you to offer more balance rather than the driving seat you are currently using.
 
thanks alot :D yeah people have said about that, maybe if i put up a really small corse and trot it and ONLY trot it and make her listen and then after the jump then walk and try it in canter and see what she does?
thanks alot guys :D
will start working on it when i can get to the yard... :( lol x
 
Pretty outlines instead of correct working are a massive pet peeve!)[/QUOTE said:
There is an actual reason for not letting the horse poke its nose and run through the bridle...making a pretty picture is just a quick and easy expression.There is no need to state that someones idea is crap! Different people have their own ways of doing things and various people get different results. I am from a strong eventing/military background and have always been taught to get the basics and the flat right first - hence the soft outline in front and no poking noses!
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its a huge improvement on videos you posted when you first joined :) so yes you have a few little things to tweak but its pretty dam good you have got to this point :)
 
princess_skills said:
There is an actual reason for not letting the horse poke its nose and run through the bridle...making a pretty picture is just a quick and easy expression.There is no need to state that someones idea is crap! Different people have their own ways of doing things and various people get different results. I am from a strong eventing/military background and have always been taught to get the basics and the flat right first - hence the soft outline in front and no poking noses!
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I agree, and feel that with some of the OP and her horses issues, a light but consistent contact would be useful.
Flat work and, as I said above a light but consistent outline (Not OTT Totilas style bend! ;)) would help the horse to be balanced and engage her hindquarters.
The below link raises some interesting points about contact + showjumping
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I think you look like you are doing generally ok.
I think your main issues were the motorbiking on corners especially when not against the clock you can use all the arena to improve your lines to the fences. She looks a bit flat in the canter too which at 80cm is not much of a problem but once you are going bigger then this will start to affect the number of poles you have down.
I think you need to work on flatwork especially cantering trying to use half halts to get her slower and trying to get her working with her hocks underneath her more. Do you have lessons? Or could you have some lessons to work on this? Doing that will help and also I think that will soften your hands and position as you seem to be driving her and she looks to be getting tense. Working on your flat work would hopefuly improve it all for you and make it more enjoyable for you both. Try working over poles too that helps when i needed to get mine to canter more collected rather than flatten out!
I would also try and work on the seperation anxiety at home obviously at the moment you need spurs to move her but maybe you could work on it and eventually you wont need them as she seems forward going when riding!
Good luck to you
 
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