Freeschooling question - worried

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SO yesterday RI and I decided to try freeschooling my horse for the first time.

It did not go well.

She went a little out of control, jumping up on the edge of the school and leaping the wings, and then she jumped out of the school twice.

I was really worried she was going to hurt herself.

We got her back in and over a jump both times. It's just she got so excited about it all.

I've just got over her getting excited in the school and running off and running into jumps with excitement when I'm riding her.

I'm worried that tonight will undo all that good work and she'll just get stupid every time she gets in the school now, and will go back to being stupid when I'm riding her.

Not going to do it again.

What do you think? Am I over reacting and worrying too much?
 
It's possible that without realising it a bit too much pressure was put on her to send her round so she jumped out? I've seen that happen before.

You have to deal with the horse you have in front of you today, so I know it is difficult, but try to focus on enjoying today's ride and put what happened yesterday out of your mind.

I'm intrigued as to why the RI felt it was a good idea to free school a horse who was already known to be excitable in there anyway quite honestly.
 
I wouldnt worry to much, I free school my little one, he attempts to jump out of the school if the fence wasnt higher than him
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clambers over all the poles and everything
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The day after in the menege when riding he is like a little plod again
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He only 4.
 
There are some horses you cant free school as they are a danger to themselves and this sounds like one.
The only truly safe way is to be in an indoor school, well booted up and with a very carefully constructed jumping lane
 
i'd also question why RI thought this would be a good idea, especially to throw her in 'at the deep end' to free school her jumping on her first session.

i'm just starting to free school my horse, and as i wasn't sure how he'd behave, we started off in a lunging pen, at walk, bit of trot etc, just practising transitions and getting him to listen. then we progressed to the school. i wouldn't dream of getting him to canter/jump until i knew he was listening to me, and was calm enough....

mind you, i'm a free-school-virgin and also a chicken...
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