How often do you jump your horse inbetween competing?

[Rachaelpink]

Just wondering how often people jump their horses inbetween showjumping competitions. I go sj usually once a week but don't tend to jump her inbetween incase she gets bored, unless she's been naughty at a comp, just wondering what other people do?

 

[HayleyandBob]

Same as you, and if there was a particular fence or problem ill practice that midweek or maybe do a grid. But i try to hack/school etc more in the week

 

[nomini]

Compete most weekends and usually have a lesson during the week too, especially on my younger horse who needs all the experience she can get at the moment

 

[melissa7793]

usually just once on none, unless something needs working on, shew tends to play up if i over jump

 

[DuckToller]

Daughter has an older horse, so we try not to jump him much in between. She might have a lesson mid week before a big competition, but then we won't jump him at all for several weeks.

He is 17 so he knows his job, it's just a case of keeping him sweet so that he still wants to do it.

 

[jumptoit]

I try to have one jumping lesson a week as well as a comp although I am going to start jumping a bit more often as we seem to have lost it with regards to the SJ and the more she does the less of a cow she is. It depends entirely on the horse my old pony I never jumped at home once she was successfully competing.

 

[milliepops]

I only compete every fortnight at the most, and usually jump once a week-ish. I tend not to do much as she knows her job, and the more I practice the worse I seem to get! Also the ground in our SJ field can be very hard.

If I've walked a xc course and am worried about one of the fences, I will sometimes try to mock the fence up the night before and school over it, but not very often.

 

[Ziggy_]

Very rarely.

My mare is very difficult to jump at shows, and fairly easy to jump at home. So if I overdo it at home it just makes staying in control at a show seem so much more difficult in comparison!

I do occasionally do gridwork at home if I can find a willing volunteer to help me set up the jumps.

 

[Dubsie]

Duaghter has hardly jumped for weeks as there's been no rain and the ground is rock hard. If it stays dry, she'll be jumping in a competition next Saturday without jumping at home for at least 3-4 weeks. No1 Little Grey Welshie loves jumping so lack of practise on her part won't be an issue, and often makes her better focussed. Daughter has jumped most weeks on other ponies at the RS, and jumped No 2 LGW at a competition last weekend and a little bit on the school at the yard where she's kept.

 

[Rachaelpink]

Thankyou, just wanted to double check that I shouldn't be doing more practising.

 

[PapaFrita]

Pre collarbone I jumped once a week or so, and competed once every 2 weeks. I used to school over little jumps more regularly, but now I'm more sure of my horses I don't feel the need

 

[ester]

I don't at home unless very out of practice after injury for example, he knows what he is doing and is better fresh.

 

[Murphy88]

I don't! I will pop a couple of fences a few days before the first show of the season in March, more for my benefit after not having jumped since October, then he doesn't get jumped again unless there is a big gap (2 months plus) between competitions. Murphy's enthusiasm for jumping is part of what makes him so good, and at 17 he doesn't need the practice.