Dangly leg syndrome *with Pics*

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What can i do to pick my neddies legs up when jumping?????

http://visualise.morephotos.com/mp_clien...p;eventid=34374

http://visualise.morephotos.com/mp_clien...p;eventid=34373

http://visualise.morephotos.com/mp_clien...p;eventid=34373

Any help gratefully received

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Try coming into the jumps more collected, maybe do some grid work with a few bounces!!
Not all horses pick tuck their legs up, some are just untidy no matter what you do x.
 
'a' frames, steep crosses, bounces and grids to sharpen her up and encourage her to use shoulder. but dont stress to much how her legs look, if shes clearing the fences!
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Rapping??? - Only messing - don't rap your horse!!!
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I was at a jumping demo and they said to teach a horse to pick up was to put up a bit of an oxer and place a pole on top of the poles running diagonally from front pole to back pole.
 
He will take at least one down every time we go out we have been getting clear rounds more often but am lacking the DC i want.

i have been moving him up height wise but i need to take it slowly as he loses his confidence easily.

He managed to snap a wooden pole in half today (he whacked it with his hind leg - all fine just some interesting nail varnish lol)
 
Thanks guys!!!

Will try some of these out i have been doing some A frames didnt even think about huge cross poles

Will make sure i have a "helper" on the ground to put out my grids for me lol!
 
ooo like that one too!!!

The annoying thing is he used to tuck them up a bit more 2 years ago *see first pic in siggy* but then i spose he was jumping alot smaller.

He is sooo funny if he realised that he could tuck his legs up instead of jumping the jump a ft higher it would be so much easier lol
 
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Thanks guys!!!

Will try some of these out i have been doing some A frames didnt even think about huge cross poles

Will make sure i have a "helper" on the ground to put out my grids for me lol!

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A FRAMES!! thats what their called
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How old is your horse? You say he used to tuck his front legs up better a couple of years ago. Is there a chance he could be a little stiffer two years later and his technique has suffered slightly as a result?
 
He is nearly 7 im not too sure because he is jumping a hell of a lot better generally now but i think thats because of experience.

I just looked at one of the pics on my siggy and thought his legs were tucked up better in that one. But then the jump he was jumping in that was only 2,3

He is regularly checked out by the "back person" and there is nothing wrong in that respect...
 
Awww he's only a baby then! It was just a thought incase you said he was 16 onwards.

Interesting that you say he broke a pole in half today, but with is back legs and not the dangly front legs. Maybe he just lacks the scope/experience for the heights you're competing at now?
 
Hi

Heard it went really well today with some classes having over 30.. you must have been shattered putting the jumps out.
Perhaps you arrange some gridwork clinics re your post if so you could Finn's name down...
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Oh no he definately has the scope!! I have moved him up from 2,6 after nursing him round this height since last summer as he is no longer respecting them (he goes way to fast and i have no control as he *thinks he knows best*)

I took him up to 2,9 and the other week entered him into a 3ft to 3,3 class as he jumped so well in the 2,9 and he cleared the 1st phase no prob and in the 2nd phase there were some at 3,6 which he jumped with miles to spare it was just unfortunate we had the last pole down (my fault he took hold and went flat) so i know he has the scope lol!

Im thinking that its probably the experience and it will come i just wondered what i could do at home to help
 
yeah it went really well today!!!

was so pleased with the turnout dispite the cold!

i think we are going to arrange some clinics with Sally Thurloway or Vicky Gosling
 
Maybe do a lot of loose jumping (not lunging over fences but actually loose) with him over high grids so that he learns to jump by himself. It sounds as though you help him alot when jumping (quote: (my fault he took hold and went flat)). It also may teach him to jump properly and that in turn may cause him to pick up his legs a little more crisply. Hope this helps
 
Thank you

I do have to hold him back a bit as he used to tank off into a jump and yank his head down after this has stopped now after a lot of trotting into fences and then straight back to a trot after now we can get a nice canter rhythm the whole way round but sometimes when he is enjoying himself he can get a bit strong
 
Could anyone actually get the links to work? All thephotos showed horses that are very neat in front.

Personally if my horse had 1 pole in the JO at 3'6 I really wouldn't be that worried about dangly legs.
 
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