Lack of respect...any ideas?

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My mare is a fantastic jumper, and used to never touch a pole. But I have moved up in the height I am jumping and she now has ZERO respect for anything under 1 metre. Once you get up to 1.05 to 1.10m you can feel her switch on and really tuck up her legs over the fence, and she loves it. But anything lower than 1m and even though I get her moving in front of my leg, and get a nice stride, she may or may not chose to lift her legs no matter how well I do my part. (she jumped beautifully over 1.20 today - really tucked, having knocked 90cm twice 5 mins earlier)

She would never refuse anything, it's only her knocking that is frustrating. I never jump more than twice per week. She just seems utterly bored if the fence isn't "up to her standards" or something.

Any ideas on how to get her attention? Is my mare becoming a fence snob? :)
 
aha sounds very amusing, my boy seems to have a similar issue and started having lessons with a new teacher and she is making me do tiny but never a jump unless it is part of a grid... so there it is solution to all problems: GRIDWORK, she also refuses to measure me a distance just by eye to.. you know... mix it up, oh and wooden poles or, a personal favorite, a plank as a place pole but not straight under the fence but it out about a foot and a bit but with a smaller fence... really makes them think, never failed for me!!!
 
Hmmmm, now that I think about it, she is very careful with grids, especially with bounces in the grid. All our poles are already wooden, but I'll definitely talk to my instructor about the plank idea. Thanks! :)
 
Koda said:
Hmmmm, now that I think about it, she is very careful with grids, especially with bounces in the grid. All our poles are already wooden, but I'll definitely talk to my instructor about the plank idea. Thanks! :)
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no worries it can be VERY frustrating, i am officially forbiden to jump any bigger atm because he has lost all respect for fences and, being a little exracer, we go a tad speedily, planks just tend to cath their eye and make them think, the pulled out place pole is really just focusing and prceiving height not width...
keep me posted!!!
 
No doubt about it, I am a lucky girl to have her. It's just a bit frustrating not being able to get her attention until things get high.
I only wear tendon boots in front, so that if she knocks in front she will feel the wooden poles and maybe pay more attention next time. She seems to be thick skinned though :D
 
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