Control when jumping?

[Lill]

Have not jumped Blue much lately due to our previous 2 out of 3 shows not going well. Jumped him last night (only small) and made sure after each jump i made him come to a standstill as quickly as i could after each jump. How much do i need to do this before he will automatically come back to me after a fence?

He was very good last night stopped each time without too much of a fuss. His problem tends to me more rushing when he fixes on a fence but i figured making him stop after would get his attention back to me?

Also bounces to make him think more? (See other pose)

 

[Rambo]

Really it depends on the horse....but if he's rushing before the fence as well, then perhaps try circling in front of the fence a few times before coming...that way he has to listen to you as he doesn't know when he's allowed to go

 

[samp]

I 2nd Rambo, if rushing in to the fence take the horse by suprise, circle away ask to stop etc.

If the horse shot off after a fence/ take a hold then I would make it come back to me etc

 

[kp31]

I have always been advised never to canter a circle before a fence, pull up and collect together yes, but circles can lead a horse to start running out. Only what i have been taught. Pulling up after a fence is a good thing as this teaches the horse to think that when you sit up he is to come back to you. Once he has started to anticipate the stop and slow down, canter off and pull up somewhere else, then pat him.

 

[katiejaye]

Louis locks onto fences too and rushes, I agree the stopping after ex is great for getting control after the fences and has worked wonders for us. As for the pulling into the fences the best thing is to keep him thinking and alternate what/where you jump as much as poss. For example if you put up a grid of jumps you can jump different part of the combination i.e. come into the middle jump on angle etc so he doesn't pre-guess where you want him to jump. Also you can do the stopping ex in between two jumps, that are spaced a few canter strides apart. Jump the first jump then halt in the middle and then continue in trot to the next one.

Putting jumps on 20 m circles has also helped us with control. I put 3 jumps down the centre of the school on i.e. one at x, one between D and L and one between G and I and then school around them and simple introduce them quietly into you 20m circle, you can keep alternating between jumps and doing serpentines etc.

 

[emma69]

I have to say I am not a fan of bringing a horse to a halt immediatly after a fence, it can encourage bad habits it some (Not handy when you are trying to jump a course!) I have seen it especially in ex-riding school horses that jump the jump then straight back to trot then walk, it is infuriating. I find that jumping a figure 8 course or similar several times gets the horse into a rhythm, and they start to listen to you, especially if you vary which jump is next - I prefer working on a balanced canter all the way around rather than speeding up / slowing down. Getting the horse to land on the correct new lead also helps them to come back to you a bit, they need to be listening to you