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How much jumping do you do in the warm up before going in the ring? I currently have two horses out competing Bsja, neither of which i jump much at home in between shows, like Bossanova i really worry about over jumping horses.

At shows i am sometimes shocked at how much jumping people do before going in the ring, i understand that some horses need more than others but some people do seem to do a massive amount of jumps in the warm up, one girl the other day kept on going until the horse finally said enough is enough and stopped, they then had to put the fence back down to a cross and started all over again, it must of jumped about 30+ fences
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Back in the day when I had brave pants to wear I would normally pop the jump both ways at about 2'6" and then put it up to about 3'3" and pop it a couple of times that way too. Normally sufficed.
 
I usually jump the upright three or four times and the parallel a couple of times. I don't see the point in jumping more unless the horse is jumping really badly in which case I tend to do more flatwork. I hate warming up anyway, and have been known to not jump at all in the warmup - not really to be recommended!

At an arena the other day the warmup was so appalling I only did the x pole twice and went straight into the ring. However, it was a starter class, so I used this as a warmup before I jumped the BN.
 
Cross pole - normally once - maybe twice if I get it wrong
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Upright - once or twice, then maybe up a couple of holes (depending on height of class) and once more

Spread - maybe once/twice with cross pole in front - depends on how busy/stressy the warm up is. Then as an oxer, then up and once more.

Walk around for a bit, and jump one more upright before I go in. This is generally what I do, but obviously if going badly will do more flatwork perhaps, and start from where I left off. Or if going very well, maybe not as much. I have done 1 fence before due to being late, and still did a lovely double clear
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I go for a little hack to walk around first (depending on venue location) and walk around the horse box park/have a small hack (5 mins) to cool down afterwards
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The least amount possible I have a phobia against warm ups. Dolly also takes the Pi$$ in the warm up, which involves a lot of leaping - people stare at me.
 
When i get to go SJing (not been very often recentl) but have jumped Blue up to .95 TB and BN.

I always jump a Xpole, not a tiny diddy one though, a few times and then just go straight in.

He doesn't seem to need anymore than this.

The one time i asked him to jump a little straight (size of the middle of Xpole) as his first jump he stopped dead and i fell off!
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It was like 'i don't DO straights as my first jump of the day it MUST be a Xpole or i will not jump' was so funny!
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Similar to me, although once at Merrist Wood the warm up was so manic and my horse was getting very stressed i did a cross pole and that was it, not ideal but he jumped fab and i could feel him relax when we went in the ring, as if he was saying thank god for that!! He does like his own space!!
 
We didn't actullay have a practise fence at our local show this year so I did the WH without a practise fence at all. Generally though i like to do a couple each rein, then maybe practise a sharp turn or funny angle if I am in JO and have room.
 
Yes mine does enjoy having his own space too. And woe betide I take him to a show where there's ponies in the warm up. What are those things - devils in disguise?!
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WHEN I was competing (till both ponies broke!) Arch would need quite a lot of warming up, mainly to tire him out abit, plus he's cold backed and a loon. Wouldnt nessicaraly do alot of jumps, prob more flat then just a few jumps.
Coryn, on the other hand, hardly needs a warm up at all. I think the last show I took her two, I only had time for a quick walk, trot and canter and 1 practice fence till we were in the ring.
 
Do you think ours could be related
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there is a shetland in the field up the road from me and EVERY time we hack past it i take my life in my hands!!
 
On Badger I pop a cross a couple of times then a bigish upright, then spread with cross, then parallel then maybe a bit bigger upright.

Do a bit more on Tully because he's normally a spac when he comes out of the waggon and takes a while to remember what he's supposed to be doing!
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Honestly, I nearly came off at one show when a pony cantered up behind him. I have no idea what you'd call what he did, but it was an all four feet off the floor buck. Cue shriek from me, and laughing by my sister - I laughed afterwards, and can only attribute the shriek to air being forced to quickly from my lungs
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What he doesn't know - we might be adopting a donkey next year - can't wait to see his reaction to that one!
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I'm glad its not just me. I always get stressed in the warm up especially if there are lots of people. My horse has been known to decide he especially dislikes another horse (usually a coloured) and have a temper tantrum everytime its anywhere near him. I just jump a few fences to get our eye in, then get the hell out of there.
 
It depends how well they are jumping.

I usually start a bit early, pop the X a couple of times. 4 or 5 times over the upright (building up the height). 4 or 5 times over the oxer (building up height and 'square-ness').

If they jump well, I then walk them around until just before they go in. Pop the upright again and we are off.

If they don't come out jumping well (for instance, Merry can be an idiot when the ground is muddy) I will do more to get them really thinking forward.
 
I'm always on my own so it's dependent on what fences are up. I'm a bit of a wuss when it comes to practice fence height forr some reason
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Trot to X-pole a couple of times, then canter a couple of times. This is more about the approach and quality of canter than the actual jump. I can test these things to a small fence just as well as to a big one.

Usually go from there to a biggish upright, then two or three times to a biggish oxer. Usually, if I've timed it right I'm ready to watch the person before me jump then go straight in. If I have to wait for any reason I'll jump whatever's free one last time.

What I hate though is having a fence down in the warm-up just before you have to go in. There's nothing worse than having to leap off, put it back up and struggle to get back on my big horse while the stewards shouting for you to go in
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. Luckily we usually leave the practice fences up and save the poles down for the ring
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I only jump in lessons or shows so try and have a lesson the week before a show!

At a show i'd jump a cross pole twice, vertical once, then bigger, oxer once then bigger and wider then if all has gone well a big vertical before i go in.

Dont see the point in jumping and jumping outside.
 
big x pole medium upright big upright then up to height oxer then im done! the i chill for a bit then get the cater up and going and goin dont jump anything just before i go in because it would usually end in disaster!
 
The warm ups in this country is what makes me not want to compete - I absolutely hate them, hate the democracy of them (or lack of it), hate the fact that you are, at times, made to feel that you shouldn't be there. I do as little as poss and that is probably why I don't do well in the ring LOL!
 
At novice or below I wont jump a lot- a cross pole from trot once then from canter twice. A smallish upright once, up two holes twice, a smallish spread once up two holes twice and then a ring-sized upright and parallel twice each.
So I'd say about 13 jumps if I've timed it right

At intermediate/1.20 level I myself need much more warm up than that to feel confident about going in and getting it right- I'd jump more at the bigger heights
 
I'll jump a X-pole once or twice, then an upright at about 1m once or twice...then an upright at around 1.10m/1.20m. Then an ascending oxer at around 1m a couple of times and finally a lightly bigger oxer once...or maybe twice if I feel it necessary.

Occasionally, if I feel the horse isn't being overly careful or something i'll whack the upright up a few more holes and jump it again but that's rare.
 
Cross-3 times
Upright-3 times
Spread-3 times

Thats what I aim to do if all goes well, sometimes may just have one pop, but mainly only for XC. May also do more depending on the horse
 
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I jump the cross pole a couple of times on each rein, and then the upright on both reins too and that's it.
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If you jump off both reins BSJA you're a braver person than me!
 
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