Problems with a young horse jumping...

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I have a young warmblood that needs a bit of work on his jumping technique he jumps things but leaves his legs almost straight underneath him he looks like bambi when he tries to get over a fence how do I get him to reach up and over a fence instead of leaving his legs behind - or are these types of horses just not meant to jump?

Help Ive never come across this before
 
How old is he? He might just be finding his feet jumping and hasn't worked it all out yet. Does he jump like this loose as well as under saddle?

Try loose schooling him over fences to see what his natural technique is like. It will also give him an chance to develop his style without the added weight of a rider putting him out of balance.

I think if he was mine I'd give him 6 months or so off from jumping then bring him back to it slowly once he has matured more and developed himself better under saddle.
 
If he is very green, I would be tempted to do more groundwork to aim towards jumping before actually riding him into a jump.
Remember if he is young, he will probibily be unbalanced ont he flat, let alone jumping with a rider on board!
Trotting poles and little jumps on the lunge and loose schooling to help him gind his own balance :)
 
I wouldn't dream of jumping under saddle just yet he is green as he's on 3 and a half - sorry I didn't say that I have only loose schooled him over but seriously it's shockingly awful I'm worried he's just not gonna get it at all :-s , my other youngster totally gets it and fly's over tucks his feet up and sails - there of a very similar bloodline.

I can't explain totally what he does maybe you can draw a picture in your head a normal horse would take off bring its legs up and over - He gets close to the fence brings his legs under him (almost straight) I don't know how he manages to get over but it's not a jumping style Ive seen before...
 
Maybe see if you can get him to follow another horse (with proper jumping technique!) over a jump or two, he may copy the other horse's jumping style.
 
Some of these WBs are leggy, have a good look at his conformation, is it suited to a jumping horse, if not ask yourself if you should swap him for something more suited to the job you want. He may be a nice type, but if you want a jumper and he can't manage loose jump, well it does not look promising.
I recently saw a 14.00 young pony jump out of a paddock, post and railing [naughty pony], 3 foot or more, more on the take off side, natural bascule, this was a jumping pony, born and bred.
 
give him a chance. some of the best jumpers i know were rubbish until about the age of 7/8 when something clicked. if hes only young, build up his confidence - when you loose jump, place a pole one stride out either side of a small 2ft cross pole - and do lots of pole work, flat work and lunging. im sure it will all come together.
 
I know I should give him a chance, his Sire was a showjumper and his dam was prodiminantley dressage. He's just a little bit odd, I was hoping for him to be a bit of an all rounder not too fussed if he doesn't jump cos he's amazing at Dressage and I have the other one to jump but would be nice if he did jump he pulls into fences just doesn't quite get it...

I jumped him over a single fence and then a double, he seems to get right up to them and then jump instead of a stride and then over I'll have to take pictures to show you what he does exactly it's hard to explain... he looks like he's gonna throw a sumersault over it WEIRD!!
 
Do you mean he just throws his legs backwards rather than bending at the knee? Almost looking like he might chest it? If so this will be solvable once under saddle as a frames and grids will help him. I would not loose jump him as all You are doing is developing a poor technique. Fore legs are far easier to correct than poor hind legs.
 
charlie76 said:
Do you mean he just throws his legs backwards rather than bending at the knee? Almost looking like he might chest it? If so this will be solvable once under saddle as a frames and grids will help him. I would not loose jump him as all You are doing is developing a poor technique. Fore legs are far easier to correct than poor hind legs.
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That is exactly it Charlie, now why couldn't I have described it as that!! You sound knowledgable on the subject, I tried to put a pole out about 2 foot in front of the jump so he would take off from there but no such luck... What excersizes do you suggest then - will he improve when ridden cos I'm a bit worried when he comes of age when I can ride him over the fence he's going to chest it fall over and I'm going to catapault over him onto my head and I'm not a nervous rider!!! (Can just see this happening)
 
These are images of said horse - he doesn't look as bad here but technique isn't great......

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My other horse which has a better technique...

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He honestly doesn't look too bad in those photos, just young and a little immature, I'd give his jumping a break for 3-6 months then see how he get on once brought back into it.

Nice looking youngster, is he anything to do with Treliver Decanter?
 
team barney said:
He honestly doesn't look too bad in those photos, just young and a little immature, I'd give his jumping a break for 3-6 months then see how he get on once brought back into it.

Nice looking youngster, is he anything to do with Treliver Decanter?
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Having watched a Video of Traliver Decanter I wish they were WOW!!!

There both out of a Cremello Stallion called Vangelis and one's Dams Sire was Baron B - getting them graded on 23rd August, glad I put him in for just Dressage as think his jumping needs much improvement! ;-)
 
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