Showjumpers

[RachelB]

Questions for you jumpers - how often do you school? Do you always school "with jumping" or do you sometimes school just on the flat and don't jump during that riding session?
Just wondering!

 

[Tempi]

My friend who owns 2 Grade As schools them all the time, and hacks - she hardly ever jumps at home, only in training sessions.

 

[dieseldog]

I tend to school on the flat and hack and probably jump once a week before a competition

 

[ihatework]

I'm no showjumper myself but used to work for an international sj'er.
The horses were almost always just schooled on the flat and just jumped at a show. Some were hacked out every now and again (maybe one a fortnight?) others weren't hacked at all. We maybe jumped the odd horse at home that hadn't had a recent outing perhaps once a fortnight.

 

[Morrigan_Lady]

I school at least 2-3 times a week, plus school out on a hack aswell.

Some times I put jumps out and just school round them without jumping, but I do like to jump twice a week as I have a youngster who is still learning.

 

[icestationzebra]

I'm more into eventing that pure SJ - but I will rarely jump more than once a week at home. Usually 2 schooling sessions, 1 with poles/fences, 1 lunge and then 2 hacking - would depend if I were competing at the weekend though.

 

[showjump]

I school around twice a week, and hack about twice aweek, and go for a lesson once a week, then compete at show at weekend. If i dont have a lesson i will maybe do poles, or small jumps just to keep my eye in.

 

[Rambo]

I jump mine at most once a week at home in the school. In the summer they never get schooled either just hacked out, but in the winter they are schooled 3 or 4 times a week and usually just flatwork

 

[harrihjc]

I mainly just school on the flat, don't generally jump more than once a week, often not even that

 

[mossy]

I give mine a variety of work at home,some schooling,hacking,road work etc. My novice who is just starting to jump does 2 sessions a week at present with poles,but they are short and sweet. My other 2 are graded horses and one is never jumped at home and the other has a little school over a few fences the day before a show.

 

[Weezy]

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I jump mine at most once a week at home in the school. In the summer they never get schooled either just hacked out, but in the winter they are schooled 3 or 4 times a week and usually just flatwork

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Ditto!

 

[RachelB]

Thanks guys

very helpful to know how you all do it!

 

[NewHeights_SJ]

I think most of us are pretty similar, i school on the flat most of the week with a hack thrown in and maybe some jumping....