Cross country advice please- how do i jump this fence?

[Cash]

Walked the course for tomorrow's hunter trial this aft, and there's one fence i'm a little worried about! It's literally a 'fence', as in post and rail. Should I 'showjump' it, as in very bouncy collected canter and let him get fairly close, or go for a long one?? I'm worried about letting him get TOO close and clipping it...
Eurgh i hate really vertically fences XC, they just put me out of my (already dubious

) rhythm

Sorry very stupid.
Thanks

 

[Sarah_Jane]

You don't want to go too fast, I would show jump it a bit you don't want to get in very close but try not to take a long one! The main thing is sit up yourself so that if he does slightly tip the top or peck you are in a good balance to cope.

Otherwise just go and enjoy.

 

[irishdraftlover]

i know the fence your talking bout-i did not like it either-im in the novice class so thinking i may jump the stile part of it as it was smaller and not so upright!! im not keen on the hedge going back into the wood-dont like the rails being on the landing side!!

 

[MagicMelon]

I would also show jump it. Just get the horse right back and pop it nice and calmly. Don't worry about getting too close or too far away, if you do that then you WILL end up messing it up!

 

[only_me]

We had to jump a double of gates on an angle at a unaff comp - best way we were told by instructor was to bring them right back and showjump it