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Ok now first off you have to promise not to laugh and I know you will find that difficult considering how bad I am.

Here are two short videos from my lesson tonight.

Just to give you some background I am rubbish at jumping having done very little of it at either of my riding schools (perhaps they were trying to tell me something)

My horse is only 6 and prior to me taking him on had never really done any jumping and has also done very little with me other than popping a very small cross at the end of a lesson.

We seem to have cracked the flatwork so are turning our attention to jumping.

Here are 2 short videos from tonight - I think that I am leaning to far forward and pushing my legs forward - I think I could hike my stirrups up another hole and improve my leg position. I am also not really concentrating on folding as I should be as I am to busy worrying what the horse is doing which was never a problem with RS horses who were more schooled in jumping. Also, we are only trotting over the jumps at the moment as when I try and canter him he misjudges the stride and takes off way early.

Any critique no matter how harsh is welcome as I'm very keen to improve in this area!

Remember - no laughing now!!
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Don't worry too much about folding - that should kind of happen naturally - if you try to do it, you will prob over-exagerate it as I always do!
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Yes stirrups could prob do with being a bit shorter but you keep your hands nice and don't seem to interfere with the mouth at all. I don't think you're leaning forward too much either, just try not to tip forward as you ask for the canter transition. Can't see too well from the video, but also always try to look for the fence around the corners, keeps your shoulders up, plus it measn you should get the right line for the fence.
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Maybe try some canter poles, as you can practise setting the horse up for the fence, without having to worry about actually jumping - should improve the canter too. (Put canter poles on a bounce stride - about four strides apart - depends on horse though!!)

Can you try on some bigger wings and put up some higher cross poles, might make him perk up and pay a bit more attention, and start looking for the stride himself.

Apologies if this 'advice' is total rubbish!
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Don't worry too much about folding - that should kind of happen naturally - if you try to do it, you will prob over-exagerate it as I always do!
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Yes stirrups could prob do with being a bit shorter but you keep your hands nice and don't seem to interfere with the mouth at all. I don't think you're leaning forward too much either, just try not to tip forward as you ask for the canter transition. Can't see too well from the video, but also always try to look for the fence around the corners, keeps your shoulders up, plus it measn you should get the right line for the fence.
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Maybe try some canter poles, as you can practise setting the horse up for the fence, without having to worry about actually jumping - should improve the canter too. (Put canter poles on a bounce stride - about four strides apart - depends on horse though!!)

Can you try on some bigger wings and put up some higher cross poles, might make him perk up and pay a bit more attention, and start looking for the stride himself.

Apologies if this 'advice' is total rubbish!
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Thank you - that was very useful!

I did notice that I was tipping foward when asking for canter - I don't usually do that but he's getting into the habit of jumping and stopping dead (totally my fault) and I'm doing silly things to push him on.

We are hopefully getting some wooden poles and proper jump wings in the next week or so which should help as he has no respect for these little plastic ones!
 
Ok, I don't think you're leaning forwards at all. In fact you look at bit too upright over the fence and what I think is happening is you're sort of collapsing on landing. Perhaps pony is pulling you forward? I think you should practise your half seat in walk, then trot, then canter, then over poles on the ground, then crosspoles. Don't move your body at all, it's really not necessary with little jumps, but you'll find it easy to accompany the movement over the jump and 'folding' will come naturally later on. Putting your stirrups up a bit could help as well
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