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please can someone help me, every time i ride my friend's horse and jump her, she always rushes into jumps, and if you ask her to trot into them, she doesnt and goes into canter and rushes into them, especially combinations. she is ridden in a kimblewick, and martingale with breastplate attachment. can someone please give me some tips on how to slow her down and stop her from rushing into jumps?
 
first off. pain? that's my immediate reaction. are teeth back legs saddle all ok?

if not, are you trying to restrict her from moving?? id just try putting a TINY x pole and ride her on the buckle so she can use her self and just be calm. eventually she might get bored and slow down. also work on her canter work and on getting her bottom underneath her so she can shorten and lengthen when needs be.

if she still rushed, id personally take her right back to the beginning, get some lessons for the both of you and go from there.
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yeah teeth, back, saddle, legs have all been checked and are all ok. thanks i have been working on her canter recently, and getting her to use her back end. i will try jumping her on the buckle over a tiny x pole. is there anything else i can do if that doesnt work
 
set up loads of jumps (i did this when my old jumping pony when fizzy) and work around them, getting as close as poss and heading straight for one but turning away until shes working relaxed then putting her at a small jump and then work and let her relax and so fourth. good luck, rushing can be so frustrating!
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oh right ok thanks for that, i'm just a bit worried as i'm taking her to a show next week just to do a small class and am just worried about her rushing at all the fences, so wanted to see what exercises i could do at home before going to the show
 
set up a small X pole and walk around to face it and a couple of strides away ask for halt. Then quietly ask for trot and allow her to pop it. Then after the fence immediately ask her to halt. Halt as quickly as possible. Then turn around where you are and repeat going the other way. Do this until you have sufficent brakes!

Then walk some circles and halt infront of it, then quietly trot over it. Once you've got this trot into it and then halt a few strides out. Then repeat. Think you get the idea! I do this very successfully with my clients. It works. The jump HAS to be tiny though so the horse could walk over it if needed.
 
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