Learning to jump a triple bar hints and tips please

[Roxylola]

So, last time we went arena eventing there was a triple bar wing set up ut only as an ascending parallel and supercob backed right off but jumped. That was in the 60 class
We're going for a crack at the 80 on sunday which likely will have a true triple in. I think partly it was the wing as he'd probably never seen one before, he's schooled over fences on a triple wing since without any issue.
We haven't got a full wing set up at home so I'll be using poly blocks with an upright stand at the back to set something up at home this evening.

I'm thinking to keep it low, start with an ascending parallel and stretch that a bit so I can then get a pole in the middle.

Yes I appreciate I've left it a bit late, I'm not going to fall out with him if he says no on sunday, I should have prepared better but with nowhere much open for months and me still full time it's been awkward to do much. If nothing else tonight will be good as he needs to learn to stretch and open out a bit anyway.

Anybody see any flaws in tonight's plan? Or any better ideas for how to do it - open to suggestions

 

[ihatework]

He won’t say no. They are really inviting fences that you can ride forwards to and horses generally jump well. Practice a couple tonight, think positive and he’ll take it on for you

 

[IrishMilo]

I think you're overthinking it. Kick on and he'll go

 

[Michen]

Oh god I remember being presented with a 90cm one at a camp in November. I was bloody terrified. It actually jumped really nicely though and Boggle didn’t seem to see it as anything different (but then he never ever says no to a fence!)

 

[Fleece Navidad]

I think you're overthinking it. Kick on and he'll go

This. You've schooled over similar fences since and he hasn't had an issue, so ride positively and you'll be fine.

 

[Shay]

They are rider frighteners. Horses actually quite like them. Horses jump outward as much as upward so they are really easy to clear - but they look huge to humans and so the horse can respond to unconcious signals that the rider is concerned. Sit up, ride positively, don't let it scare you and he'll do just fine!

 

[Roxylola]

They are rider frighteners. Horses actually quite like them. Horses jump outward as much as upward so they are really easy to clear - but they look huge to humans and so the horse can respond to unconcious signals that the rider is concerned. Sit up, ride positively, don't let it scare you and he'll do just fine!

I quite like them actually, he really does need to learn to go on and open out a bit. I'm not doing much tonight due to the weather and being on grass, thankfully sunday is on a surface

 

[LEC]

Its just a table fence/palisade made up of poles. Ride it the same as if you had one xc.

 

[Wheels]

don't forget that you can take off a bit closer to the lower rail than you would with a square oxer, ride forward, open and the take off point is where you would normally be for the middle or back rail depending on how wide it is

 

[Roxylola]

Its just a table fence/palisade made up of poles. Ride it the same as if you had one xc.

Our new "thing" is climbing palisades - literally, looking, assessing, ignoring the jockey and just trotting up it ?