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Having a few jumping problems with the coloured. Yesturday he became so excited at the sight of a cross pole his head came so far back he nutted me in the face.
I am having a lesson next week, its not as bad once I have jumped the excitement out of him but I really dont want to be losing teeth over it. Usually I jump him in a running, I didnt have it on that day because I am a silly sausage, but still in this he throws his head. Someone from the hunt field suggested jumping in bungees, I havnt ever seen this done, wasnt sure whether it was a good idea at all. Any help? Thanks Rosiie. x
 
God Rosie you are in the wars lately.
I don't feel qualified to give a master like you advice, so i won't!!!!
Hope you get it sorted, and you aren't in too much pain xx
 
maybe a gum shield
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hector used to do this to me showjumping, ended up putting my teeth through my lip, im afraid the only thing that sorted him was loads of really boring schooling over tiny cross poles or just poles on the floor, still ended up with a black eye, and he doesnt to showjumping now
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I would jump him the first day over a few crosses, just to get it out of his system and then the next day do your serious schooling.
 
[Yesturday he became so excited at the sight of a cross pole his head came so far back he nutted me in the face.


Had to laugh at this as could visualize it. Sorry, .. How about lungeing him for 16 hours before jumping? Sounds like you have a handful!
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Yes, and he has got dead chilled, cantering almost perfectly around them, to the point where he doesnt actually recognise them, I had them up for four days last weekw ithout jumping them, and then on the fifth day I did, and once he had jumped them once I had no change of working his brain around them
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What I would recommend is to school the horse heading for the jump, then turn him away. The more you do this the more the horse starts to relax at approaching jumps, as it wont know wether it is approaching the jump to jump or if it is schooling. Keep doing this untill he relaxs, then take him in. If he gets himself over excited again, start again. This took me a few days with my grey, and know he is fine. Although I wouldn't recommend this to a horse that has a fondness of refusing, as he might think its a way of getting out of jumping! Hope this helps!
 
How about a harbridge, they are designed for horses to be jumped in?? I had a pony who did the same and after a few weeks of jumping in a harbridge she never did it again (plus it taught her to jump properly, lol).
 
she could try it to protect her face. But originally I meant for Oshk! could stop him chucking his head up cos he won't be able to see!
 
bungees are fine over small fences, but sometimes they fight against them a bit, as i think you guy may well do. his necks short and compact so i can easily see how he manages to hit you in the face.
whats he go like in draw reins, as when i worked in germany we used to school all the horses over small grids in them, at least you have control over how much hold you have with them so don't have to have them too tight and its easy to give a little more with your hand if something goes wrong.
hes still a lovely boy as usual though, good luck with plenty of practise.
 
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