Stopping a horse from over jumping?

[Bright Spark]

Hi
Does anyone have any ideas for stopping a horse over jumping. we are jumping 2ft3" - 2ft9" and she jumps them a foot higher or more! Then when I try to go higher she just refuses any ideas? Thanks in advance

 

[Casey76]

Over jumping is often a lack of confidence.

I found grid work a real help for my mare who has only just started jumping at 7.

Initially she would clear everything with ar least a foot to sapre, especially if fillers were involved. now, with practice, she is a lovely careful jumper, who rarely touches a bar, but doesn't waste extra energy with extra efforts.

 

[be positive]

Over jumping is often a lack of confidence.

I found grid work a real help for my mare who has only just started jumping at 7.

Initially she would clear everything with ar least a foot to sapre, especially if fillers were involved. now, with practice, she is a lovely careful jumper, who rarely touches a bar, but doesn't waste extra energy with extra efforts.

Definitely a sign of a horse that is lacking confidence possibly combined with being underpowered or held back a bit, plenty of appropriate gridwork should be really beneficial, ideally with a good instructor who can make tiny adjustments to help her gain confidence as well as improve her technique.

 

[Bright Spark]

Thank you for the advice. I think i will definitely try gridwork and currently working on our jumping with my trainer any way.

 

[Barnacle]

I would also try taking the jumps down to a cross pole she can trot over and go over and over until she does just trot it. Then start raising it gradually. You can do this on a grid.

 

[old hand]

I loose jump them down grids until they get lower to the jumps and look like they have confidence, then raise them slightly and repeat. It is lack of confidence. without a rider they can work it out for themselves and there is no chance of the rider being left behind and pulling them about.

 

[Goldenstar]

Several things can cause over jumping .
Grid work helps most of them .
If it's combined with dwelling in air you need a better canter .