How high should we jump for schooling?

rara007

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Just wondering because i have just started jumping Pip(13.3). The jumping is to help his acceleration and power in driving obstacles. He is fully fit so, how high do you think we should be doing? He is very bold, but i do not want to knock this. I have no clue as to what height, because his pair is much less athletic so can only manage 3 foot at the most, but Pip can do this from a standstill. Would you say that was high enough to get him to work, if not how high would you put as a max?

Thanks for the help

Haz
 
No idea how jumping is going to help his acceleration.

Have you tried jumping his through grids though as this will help him with being agile, quick and presumably build up the power muscles? I wouldn't have thought height would particularly come into it and would start off little - both of them could do this then.

Sorry, don't know much about driving - how you got any photos?
 
It will help develop the muscles in his backend, so we have been advised. I have thousands of photos, ill find you some links to my previous posts.

Haz
 
It's not the height that matters for what you want, you want to work him through lots of grids, bounces etc to improve his athleticism
 
Gave up on those links
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Doing it with a pair,tandem or team is exactly the same, but with two or four horses or ponies. Indoor events which are like one day forms of the 3DE's go on in the winter but they dont have the marathon..
 
Thanks, yep we certainly have lots of fun, his pair also does it, but he looks like a fat lumpty, but then he doesn't canter all they way through dressage...It is best fun doing it with a pair, but i'm not strong enough to take them to an outdoor event, yet!..!

Thanks

Haz
 
To improve his acceleration you really need to get his hocks under him so he develops more power.I would try & establish a very slow & steady canter. Put down a couple of planks may be 4 pony strides apart. Then slow him down & see how many canter strides you can get in, try for say 8. Get him going as slowly as you can but still canter. This will certainly build up the strength in his back end & will help him to bring the hocks underneath, engage & thus release more power.
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