JUMPING WIMP!

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Im a complete wimp when it comes to jumping and have evn gone back to a riding school to have jumping lessons to raise my confidence! Im just curious how many people dont jump? Not nessecarily because of fear but any reason really.
 
ive got a 17h hunter who isnt quite flashy enough for the ridden so trying my hand at workers, had a nasty fall wen i was 9 years old and have never forgotten it, have a big fear of jumping but know i have the horse who would never put me in danger .. started this season at 2ft and im upto 3ft now and ju,ping quite confidently, you just need to take your time and dont let anyone tell you otherwise !
 
each to there own i say - i for one have lost confidence as i have got older - as a teenager i would jump anything, some how it seems much scarier once you get older and start to think of the consequences. Its a good idea to have jumping lessons at a riding school, dont be embarrased.
 
I'm not what I'd call a wimp, but I have gone through phases where I've lost my confidence. I jump well over 3ft with my current horse, but less than 6 months ago I would freeze in terror at a raised trotting pole (I'm not exaggerating!). I've jumped 5ft hedges prior to losing my confidence and SJ over 4ft, but a few falls and some naughty horses soon takes it's toll on your nerve
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I found the best way to get back into it was to ride a horse you trust, don't jump bigger than you feel happy, don't push yourself until you feel ready, only do it when you really want to and don't worry about it - it's meant to be fun
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I used to jumo all the time and was competing 3 - 4 times a week as a teenager, then when I was 19 I had a nasty fall doing cross country which resulted in my staying in bed for three weeks. It really knocked my confidence. I go to a local riding school to help my confidence too - my instructor is great so is the pony I ride. It's helped me in my flat work as well as with the youngsters I train.
 
I do because my horse loves it and despite having full focus on dressage, i find it sharpens him up and freshens him up if hes feeling grumpy or stressy.

Have to say though I dont really enjoy it much and im a complete wimp in regards to size :P I usually stick to around 2 foot and for me that feels huge!
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The ironic thing is that a) in my teens all i did was jump and i NEVER had a bad fall or anything to actually put me off! And b) my horse is a complete darling to jump and absolutly looks after me and has never ever done anything wrong or suggested he would!

Wow, i feel pathetic now :P
 
My Mum used to point to point when she was younger and would jump anything. She had a nasty fall jumping at a show a couple of years ago and landed on her coxic bone - she was very bruised and battered and was too sore to get back on.

She has now completely lost her confidence jumping and gets nervous at the thought of doing it so don't think that you are the only one out there who is nervous jumping.

I completely agree with jumpthesnowman:
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ride a horse you trust, don't jump bigger than you feel happy, don't push yourself until you feel ready, only do it when you really want to and don't worry about it - it's meant to be fun

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I have to admit that I am a jumping wimp but I think its partly due the the fact that I didnt jump much as a kid so it hasn't become "normal" for me. I think in due course and with some good teaching for both me and my ned we will get better together - hopefully!!
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I chose 'no - other reason' - I don't know how to jump properly
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I'm working on my flatwork ATM - which is dire - so want to improve that before having jumping lessons. I've jumped a crosspole a few times but never an upright... However, I have/would jump a small log that was across a path for instance.

Pony seems to know his job though will put in a naughty stop if he feels you hesitate. However, I find him a bit difficult to learn on as he automatically locks on to the jump and goes into canter and gives it loads of room whereas I would like to just go over it slowly and not so high!
 
my main discipline is dressage so i don't jump often, but when i do jump it is usually to give the horses a break by doing something different. Last time I jumped Forever he was popping 4' but I always have been slightly mad
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I dont jump !!! Bad fall last year havent jumped since and doubt to be honest i ever will for variety i let someone else jump my horse's
 
I only used to jump when i was a kid, had absolutly no interest in anything other than show jumping!
Since I have discovered falling off bloody hurts and you dont bounce when you are 37! i take it so easy its embaressing, we go to the begginners riding club jumping and that gets me all stressed,
Jack loves it, its the only thing he is interested in (apart from going as fast as he can) so i have an arrangment with him, I will go jumping with him (if its tiny) and he has to do a bit of Dressage!
 
last year i was useless at jumping - 2ft6 was MASSIVE to me!!

but i bought my new horse in June and i trust him 100% to get me to the other side - that's why i bought him! he's given me so much confidence, and a couple of weeks ago, i jumped 4ft!

so if you're lacking confidence, get an experience jumper, or a least try to get a few lessons on a school master. it does wonders. i love jumping now
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I jump if I'm on a horse that I've ridden, know how it jumps but it does depend who I'm being taught by or riding with

Beginning to really enjoy it again
 
I bought Star to jump after years of having ill/elderly equines to cope with. I have an instructor who has been brilliant for my confidence and we are having great fun!
 
Until recently I was not jumping at all. My TB was trained to hurdle in hios youth and despite being in his teens when we bought him, he doesn't seem to have learned another way! Plus, I am not very brave at all. However, I have been exercising at pony while at uni and she is the most amazing confidence giver so I have started jumping again. I took her to evening clear round SJ last night- two clears, over a course of only around 1'6"-ish but she was fab and I was so pleased! Feeling braver now, will go a bit bigger next time.
 
I only jump very occasionally, even tho it's what we intend to compete in. The more I jump the more confident I am, but I have real issues seeing strides (no spatial awareness at all!) so that worries me about jumping bigger.
 
Used to jump lots - Ellie is a wonderful jumper - but we both took a horrid fall during gridwork training. She was just too brave, and took two bounce fences on at once. Got back on with a busted hand and jumped a crosspole, but was never the same afterwards. Ellie was fine, but I was mucking it up too often! So we havent jumped for 3 years now.
 
I am a wuss. Well actually I love dressage so haven't got much of an incentive to jump as I don't enjoy jumping as much as dressage. I was jumping 3' ish over the summer, slowly building up from being terrified of 2' to not noticing the difference between 2'6" and 3'! I used to jump Maiden fine, but as she won't jump again I have nothing. Berlin would be too much for me to jump, he needs to be given confidence and I have none to give! The only reason I got through my jumping assessment at college (2'9" ish) was because of the two horses I rode - one total sweetie who I literally pointed and kicked with, and one 18.2hh who just stepped over everything like it was 2'!
 
I jump now but went through a stage in the summer where I hardly jumped at all. Lost my nerve after a fall from a youngster. I jumped 1.10m on my horse tonight though for the first time since my accident
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My ambition is to take her over 4' by the end of winter but I'm taking it slow.

the best thing to do, I found, is loads and loads of little jumps on a horse you trust. When you feel more confident, instead of jumping higher, jump the same height but on different horses. Jumping lots of horses really helped my confidence come back.

Most of my adult clients jump a bit but very few will do more than pop over about 2' (max) so you aren't alone at all.
 
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