Speedy pony and jumping??

[JustKickOn]

Hopefully having a jumping lesson on Laddie on Thursday.

He's a really quick pony and has a huge jump.

What type of jumps could I do to try to slow him down?
If I do gridwork, do the jumps have to stay small or can they be fairly big?? Also would grid work slow him down and may him think rather than charging over jumps??

Lizzie x

 

[katie_and_toto]

You could try circling in front of fences so he dosn't know when you're going to let him jump. Also try using lots of fillers and v-poles to make him stand off a bit. Canter poles in front of fences can help too. When I do gridwork I keep the jumps quite small and then the last fence a bit higher.

 

[jennyb]

Build up a grid quite of nice cross poles, keeps him straight, in the middle, and keeps him looking ahead. Grids do usually slow horses down as they can then start to jump out of a rhythm instead of hurling themselves at just a single fence. I find it best to work with either single strides or bounce fences, really make sure you get your strides right so the horse doesn't get his feet muddled and worry about it - which is why he might be rushing in the first place. Try jumping out of trot, canter and walk, (just walk upto a fence, pop over it and walk again asap). My mare is as strong as an ox and really hurtles at fences, but a few times popping from a walk or trot and then popped down a grid of 4 or 5 really quietens her, then I can push foward and jump from a nice steady rhythmical canter...

Good luck for the the lesson...

xx

 

[1alex1moose]

my horse is a bit of a loony jumping and to be honest i find making them bigger just makes him go faster!
i would recommend having four trot poles with a 3 person stride gap to a cross... then after that put in another fence one horse stride away... you can make the second one bigger but try and keep the first one as a cross.
Also make sure your horse stops after the jump. I usually allow mine a few strides and then he has to walk. If they're expecting to stop after the jump they often dont rush over it as much.

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

The size of jump will do little to slow him down, it sounds that it isn't a jumping lesson you need at all but flatwork lessons. Once a pony/horse is able to carry himself well, do transitions smoothly & without throwing himself into the next pace you will find that he will steady up considerably. You will then have far more control & it will be your decision as to how fast or slow you go round a course.

When you do a round of jumps you are on the ground for 90% of the time & only in the air for 10% therefore your groundwork needs to be good.