Falling off when turning after a Jump

[siant2]

This is twice now I have fallen off my horse when asking for a fairly tight right turn immediatly after a jump.... she does the turn....I fall off the opposite way (to the left)!!!

Its funny.....but why is this happening!??!?

I have to have a good seat riding this horse as she is normally quite sharp and bouncy and can buck (very high) and she never gets me off.....but now twice falling off in this fashion in less than a week

very silly.

Both times i felt as though she was arguing with me as to which way she was going to turn as i felt she was trying to turn left rather than right.....

So maybe i was sat on landing slightly to the left anticipating a left turn???

 

[Pedantic]

Velcro your bum onto the saddle, dismounting can be a problem though, as it rips the seat out of your pants

 

[Munchkin]

This often happens when a) your legs slip back whilst in the air over the jump and/or b) you have one leg stronger than the other (as we all do)

You might have the best seat in the world, but as you're relying on absorbing the jump with your hip, knees and heels, that won't help you out on this one

Make sure your stirrups are short enough, and that as the horse leaves the ground you push your heels forward and down, legs around the horse. That'll help you to make sure your legs are where you need them when you land, in case of unscheduled changes of direction

If it's any consolation, it happened to Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum so it really can happen to the best of 'em!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXHglyA4mY4

 

[ladyearl]

OUCH I've done that and smacked into the wall of the arena to boot!!!

No real suggestions but Munchkin sounds good - will be applying those thoughts if I get to play tommorrow!

 

[Tamba]

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This often happens when a) your legs slip back whilst in the air over the jump and/or b) you have one leg stronger than the other (as we all do)

You might have the best seat in the world, but as you're relying on absorbing the jump with your hip, knees and heels, that won't help you out on this one

Make sure your stirrups are short enough, and that as the horse leaves the ground you push your heels forward and down, legs around the horse. That'll help you to make sure your legs are where you need them when you land, in case of unscheduled changes of direction

If it's any consolation, it happened to Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum so it really can happen to the best of 'em!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXHglyA4mY4

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no expert, but what Munchkin says, sounds good!

 

[diggerbez]

in an ideal world you don't really want to be asking for a tight turn straight after a jump...you want to go straight for a stride or two first and falling off would indicate to me that your balance/ your horse's balance isn't steady enough to be asking for this type of turn yet....sorry if that sounds harsh but is possibly the reason why