My mare was lovely today.

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Decided to concentrate on jumping slowly from walk and trot, teach her to slow down after the fences and not get razzed up. set up a nice little course of all sorts of stuff, she never looked at anything, happily jumped 2'9"ish from a walk, really used herself nicely, and was getting the hang of slowing down immediately after the fences after just a few... by the end, i was slowing her with my shoulders and voice more than the reins. huge improvement on Sunday. definitely not jumping in public again till i can keep her calm and rhythmical all the way around though, i think...
oh, and if i need more convincing, today she just lightly tapped one fence, didn't have it down, and cleared the rest by miles. on Sunday, rushing and panicking, she hit quite a few behind. she has a totally different style when she waits and thinks. got to concentrate on that and stay patient!
 
That sounds really good.
Havent ever jumped from a walk before, do you find they pick it up quickly, or need a lot of kicking to get them to go??

Am purely interested
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they pick it up very quickly, once they realise you actually mean it! they can be a bit dubious at first!
i was taught it by an old boy who used to work with some of the top sjers. i had a mare at the time who was 5 and whose natural jump was flat and weak. it was the making of her, tbh... she learnt how to use herself, since she had no speed to help, if that makes sense. she went intermediate, and it helped us out quite a few times - she always knew she had more jump to use, after learning it. she'd jump 3'6" from halt - 2 strides walk, once she got the idea.
this mare hadn't done it before, and has caught on in 2 sessions. i love it, you can really feel them using themselves.
 
wow sounds good, wish i had tried it on my last mare!! may have helped her out-although she could have done with strict training for a young age i think for it to actually sink in.
 
I jump mine from walk everytime he starts rushing. He took to it straightaway and found it very easy (which was slightly annoying). It just reminds them that they don't need speed to jump.

Kerilli, glad you have a good day with your mare. W was loads better too, OH came up with me and we really got him jumping. He got the idea that being careless was actually naughty! To finish, OH really put the fences up, and W jumped his socks off, did him the world of good, I could almost feel him thinking "now this is worth jumping and I must concentrate". Also it reminded me why I bought him in the first place....bless him!
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Sounds a great exercise
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Lucinda Green was doing it at clinic Holly Jane organised.

Perhaps will give it a go
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I guess at least there is never an excuse to turn away from the jump if you know they can do it from a walk....
 
so glad to hear you had such a good session, EJ.

Finn, that's exactly it. even if they slip on takeoff, or whatever, if they know how to really use themselves from a virtual standstill, they do when it really matters.
i just have to remember to wait with my shoulders, and really shove my hands forwards... can be a bit interesting the first few times!
 
Well done Kerrilli!
FranA, I use walk jumping alot, it helps them to have more time and teaches them to lift their shoulders and jump in a proper shape, rather than launch themselves at speed! And as someone else says they do pick it up really quickly. Any horse and most ponies can jump 3ft from a walk.
 
Perhaps I should try it as my boy tends to jump long and flat through related distances. We've jumped a 5ft6 hedge from a standstill before off a road out hunting unintentionally without touching it. I soon discovered how much scope he had! It wasn't an experience I want to repeat but I might cope with some little showjumps.
 
That's really good, you must be chuffed with her. Did she get lit up by the atmosphere at Laughton or was it just the course design that did that?!
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If so, they do Open House Training some Wednesdays when you can hire the arena and jumps and have a play.
 
It was quite scary too! Needless to say I haven't jumped anywhere near that big since although I'm hoping to get my act together this summer as I'm a real wimp jumping in a confined indoor space. I can't wait for the eventing season to start
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as I missed last year
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nickym, i'm not sure. it's the first time i've jumped her indoors, and she may just be one of those who gets tizzy about it. i'm going to take her somewhere with a big outdoor arena next, see whether she's much better. hope so, or our eventing campaign's being put on hold...
 
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