Michen
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A bit of background for anyone who doesn’t know. This horse was diagnosed with a rare ligament injury off the back of him disuniting when jumping off the left lead every time. At home, away, however tense or relaxed and both sj and xc.
He was successfully rehabbed and has been back jumping a few months. I’ve had a few wobbles as he had lessons where he’d go back to disuniting every time when he was tense/hot and excited. There would be legs everywhere. But he’s not done it since rehab when at home or jumping quietly which is great. He’s very regularly (every 8 weeks at the mo) vet checked.
I’ve also looked back through videos over the last few years and he’s always had a tendency to do it when not quite right to a fence.
So here’s a video of him from camp and I’d like some suggestions and a very honest critique of me!! As instructor mentioned particularly on the flat that I’m sitting slightly left. I remembered this half way round and voila he started landing clean left. It does also coincide with him being more relaxed into my hand. He maybe doesn’t look it in the video but he was being really quite strong.
So any thoughts and suggestions on how I can ride better to help my horse in general, obviously being more aware of how I’m sitting. This is my first time back in two years jumping a course properly of higher than 70 and I’m a very nervous jumper but working f hard to improve.
Anything you’d change on our approach? He looks deceptively relaxed I think but I had rather sore hands afterwards. But I feel if I try and do too much I’ll kill the canter. Equally not sure a stronger bit is the right approachf?
He was successfully rehabbed and has been back jumping a few months. I’ve had a few wobbles as he had lessons where he’d go back to disuniting every time when he was tense/hot and excited. There would be legs everywhere. But he’s not done it since rehab when at home or jumping quietly which is great. He’s very regularly (every 8 weeks at the mo) vet checked.
I’ve also looked back through videos over the last few years and he’s always had a tendency to do it when not quite right to a fence.
So here’s a video of him from camp and I’d like some suggestions and a very honest critique of me!! As instructor mentioned particularly on the flat that I’m sitting slightly left. I remembered this half way round and voila he started landing clean left. It does also coincide with him being more relaxed into my hand. He maybe doesn’t look it in the video but he was being really quite strong.
So any thoughts and suggestions on how I can ride better to help my horse in general, obviously being more aware of how I’m sitting. This is my first time back in two years jumping a course properly of higher than 70 and I’m a very nervous jumper but working f hard to improve.
Anything you’d change on our approach? He looks deceptively relaxed I think but I had rather sore hands afterwards. But I feel if I try and do too much I’ll kill the canter. Equally not sure a stronger bit is the right approachf?
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