problems on the big jumps

[lollylobb]

my 14'2 cheasnut arab mare is a show jumper by trade. She is really good at her job but when the jumps go up she needs to keep balanced. I am jumping 3'9 to 4ft jumps with her at the mo and can complete a good round but our rythm is not existant. She is very very speedy against the clock and most of the time we go clear to win but occasionally we have a pole down due to her jumping too flat.
i school her every other night and she goes beautifullybut i am having problems applying this to competition. It probably is me as i hate the schooling and secretly love the speed but our inproper manner is much frowned upon...anyone else have this problem?
this is a pic of a pic of us jumping at diddy hieghts (like 2ft 9) at a local ode...completed and won on speed by too much

 

[filly190]

Schooling too often can create the problem, it sounds like your horse loves jumping and finds it easy and gets a little careless at times. I would reduce the jumping at home, you are doing well at comps and so not to jade her I would just flat school and do pole work and grids when at home.

 

[catembi]

I would agree. I was jumping up to 1 m 15s at shows with my last horse & I only jumped him at shows & in lessons. So roughly 2 sj shows & 2 sj lessons a month, with dr lessons/BD comps on the alternate weeks.

My sj coach said that with the more able horses, it's best to jump them less frequently. If you did some dr too, you might find it benefits the jumping eg the extra control in the canter?

 

[MagicMelon]

I agree, dont over-jump at home. I'm like catembi, I jump the same height and only ever jump my horses at competitions or in their monthly lesson. I very very rarely jump at home and only do so if they're had time off or I've had some sort of problem. I find it makes them much fresher and happier to jump at the weekends or else they can go stale. In your case, doing too much will probably wind her up more? At home, I would do flatwork schooling AROUND jumps though so she begins to realise she's not always jumping them.

Otherwise, if you're not finding her speed a particular problem then sod it! If this is how she has always gone and she is usually clearing them fine then I wouldn't worry that much. Ponies are clever little buggers!