hannah87
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has anyone got any advice for seeing strides , particularly in SJ? we keep getting in a muddle esp when the fences are bigger, thanks!
seeing strides
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only_me
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i luv this quote from i think it was geoff billington...
" i was on the right stride, but the fence was in the wrong place"
happens to me a lot...
dont worry about seeing a stride, as the more you stress about it the less likely you are to see one, and then you start to hook or rush at the fence. make sure you have a good canter that is bouncy and forward going, and count the last three strides into the fence! practice this at home first by saying them out loud, and then in shows you can say it into yourself! it really helps!!
just get the canter and then if the course is built well and measured correctly then you should have no probs about missing a stride!
have fun!
" i was on the right stride, but the fence was in the wrong place"
happens to me a lot...
dont worry about seeing a stride, as the more you stress about it the less likely you are to see one, and then you start to hook or rush at the fence. make sure you have a good canter that is bouncy and forward going, and count the last three strides into the fence! practice this at home first by saying them out loud, and then in shows you can say it into yourself! it really helps!!
just get the canter and then if the course is built well and measured correctly then you should have no probs about missing a stride!
have fun!
Diane_Pepper
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i've had a big problem with that lately & i found just having 1 pole on the ground & cantering over it really helps.
just going round and round and over it helps you get into a good rhythm too.
it's quite surprising how you automatically start holding or pushing for a stride then..
anne-marie taylor said to me (this really helped me in the SJ phase) 'if you can't see a stride, hold for one'
just going round and round and over it helps you get into a good rhythm too.
it's quite surprising how you automatically start holding or pushing for a stride then..
anne-marie taylor said to me (this really helped me in the SJ phase) 'if you can't see a stride, hold for one'
pixiebee
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this works for me but might not you? Try putting the petal style over reach boots on when jumpng. because of the fairly loud 'click' sound they make, you can actually hear each stride. so i basically count clicks-much easier than trying to concentrate on feeling for strides and jumping-its easier to hear strides!
Diane_Pepper
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Try putting the petal style over reach boots on when jumpng. because of the fairly loud 'click' sound they make, you can actually hear each stride.
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great idea!!
those boots annoy the hell out of me though! lol
Try putting the petal style over reach boots on when jumpng. because of the fairly loud 'click' sound they make, you can actually hear each stride.
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great idea!!
those boots annoy the hell out of me though! lol
kayleigh_and_rocky
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I think it's important that you just get into a good rhythmic canter, forward going but bouncy. If you're in a good rhythm the whole way round the course you're never going to be far away from the right stride, but if you start holding or pushing and trying too hard to see one, you interrupt the rhythm of the horse and will find it far more likely that you end up too deep or too far off.
Lots of poles placed at A, B, E and C and canter over them, concentrating on keeping the same rhythm - but do NOT look down at the poles, keep looking up ahead of you.
The same goes for jumping - if you look down at the jump to see a stride you are more likely going to have an error - look up and beyond the jump and just feel the horse.
Lots of poles placed at A, B, E and C and canter over them, concentrating on keeping the same rhythm - but do NOT look down at the poles, keep looking up ahead of you.
The same goes for jumping - if you look down at the jump to see a stride you are more likely going to have an error - look up and beyond the jump and just feel the horse.
samp
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As said if you have the correct canter you will get it right more or less everytime
EmmaChal
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Pole on the ground on a 20 m circle as dianeXandXpepper said. Get a good, rythmical canter and practise striding over pole-this does really help-infact off to practise said exercise tonight!
Then put up a small x pole and practise over that.
Then put up a small x pole and practise over that.
SJ_06
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Its all about the rythem, cant stress this enough!! If you have a good foward even rhythem each jump just comes to you, i suppose it kinda flows. but first you have to find what canter your horse is happiest and most comfertable at and work from there, practice counting in your head 123 123 123 123 while cantering making sure it stays the same the whole time and then over smaller fences and work up.
RachelB
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Ok, I read this post at lunchtime knowing that I have never been able to consciously "see" a stride and have always just kept coming into the fence and it's usually ok and we take off right. So I had a jumping lesson this afternoon and kept trying to see a stride! And kept mucking it up! Once I stopped trying so hard and concentrated more on the quality and rhythm of the canter, I just couldn't get it wrong. So it definately works - forget trying to see the stride and make sure your canter is rhythmical and bouncy. Stirling advice from the HHOers above, tried and tested!
flyingfeet
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In recent lesson I was told - unless you are a Whittaker (or Skelton) don't even bother to try and see a stride
Canter, rythm and line - and for heavens sake don't look down! Horse should sort the rest out
Canter, rythm and line - and for heavens sake don't look down! Horse should sort the rest out
little_pink_piggies
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I find it gets better the more I jump and as the quality of canter improves, like the more adjustable it is
