pepsimaxrock
Well-Known Member
Doing a HT at the weekend - at a venue we have been to many times but most of the jumps on 'our' course are new.
Isnt there always one jump that scares the pants off you? Mine is the no 3 and my wee horse has jumped it before (just once). Its in a field which isnt open for XC schooling so this will be only the second time we have jumped it. Its not late on enough in the course for her to have got her jumping blood up .....
Whats bugging me is that since we last jumped it in mid July my mare has learned to refuse jumps. All of a sudden she will put in a dirty stop. I could jump round a course of showjumps 5x and she will refuse one that she jumped the last time round - total whim.
I really have no idea how I am going to cope with this on the XC course. I know I need to be brave and not show her the fear, but if she stops I could go over the top, as I have already on 3 of her newly found dirty stop habits.
If I take it carefully and cautiously she will think there's something wrong and could refuse through me not giving her enough confidence....
What do you think folks? How should I ride it? xx
Isnt there always one jump that scares the pants off you? Mine is the no 3 and my wee horse has jumped it before (just once). Its in a field which isnt open for XC schooling so this will be only the second time we have jumped it. Its not late on enough in the course for her to have got her jumping blood up .....
Whats bugging me is that since we last jumped it in mid July my mare has learned to refuse jumps. All of a sudden she will put in a dirty stop. I could jump round a course of showjumps 5x and she will refuse one that she jumped the last time round - total whim.
I really have no idea how I am going to cope with this on the XC course. I know I need to be brave and not show her the fear, but if she stops I could go over the top, as I have already on 3 of her newly found dirty stop habits.
If I take it carefully and cautiously she will think there's something wrong and could refuse through me not giving her enough confidence....
What do you think folks? How should I ride it? xx