Jumping Question

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Jumped my 6 year old tonight; (first time at our new yard) and he really enjoyed himself - a bit too much!
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I started off with canter poles, then a cross pole and finished with a 2ft3 ish upright. Which he jumped like a stag - literally! He was quite strong and I had to really sit up and half halt him, but as soon as he saw the jump he 'locked' onto it and rushed on approach.

I wanted to keep things simple today because it was his first time jumping in a new place, I have started doing simple grid work with him, which did seem to slow him down and make him think. I have also been working a lot on his flatwork with varying the speed of the canter.

My question is does anybody have any ideas of anything else I can do to get him to slow down and listen when approaching a fence? He is very bold and really loves his jumping - I just need to get a bit more control and teach him to wait, and then he will be fab!
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Any advice much appreciated.
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Put the jump on a 20m circle, then sometimes come to the jump & other times miss it out. When he's pulling always miss it out.

Do the same on the other rein. You may find one rein is better than the other.
 
Grids. But also jump from trot. Make him listen to you. Also try jumping a jump and then bring him back to halt a few strides after the fence.
 
Agree as above, circle away from the jump if he is not listening. You could put 4 jumps up on a large circle at 12, 3, 6 & 9 o'clock (does that make sense?) and then ride past/away if he misbehaves. Lots of grids too with pole in front, between and after the grid. Good Luck
 
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