Jumping :/

[loverly]

Ok, finally I was able to get a photo of the boy jumping as I wasn't riding.. And I'm running out of ideas on how to get him to relax when jumping.

He has got a powerful jump and once relaxed will jump really nicely and shows good scope but he has a tendancy to have a slight "panic" before the jump and almost go back to trot before the jump and leap.

I've tried small jumps, bigger spreads, grids, singles, doubles, ground poles (he decides jumping the pole and the jump much more fun!) and so on...

What would you do if your horse had a tendency to do this???

 

[martlin]

Go back to polework until he is settled over that and then start small jumps from trot. and practice, practice, practice

 

[muddygreymare]

Agreed with martlin completely. Do lots of poles then slowly build up to little jumps and maybe do some gridwork? Hopefully that will help and then you will eventually be able to build him up to jumping bigger once he can jump smaller calmly etc. Good luck