Maclinda
Well-Known Member
If you were getting ready for a competition, how often would you jump in the week leading up to it. Competing tomorrow, jumped a few last night (went well). Would you leave it at that or jump again tonight?
Personally I wouldn't jump the day before a competition, I generally never jump an established horse in between competitions (assuming competing every weekend or fortnight so regularly) unless there was an issue. I think it can make a horse stale very quickly jumping too often in between comps and find they stay much fresher and keen to keep jumping happily if they don't do much.
The problem with working a horse the day before, flat or jumping, is most people can't stop themselves from panicking and grinding on the horse. You might only need to jump half a dozen jumps to get what you want. But if in doubt, don't! Better to err on the side of safety