Tips for riding trotting poles please

[gable]

My horse lunges beautifully over trotting poles - but when I ride him over it all goes wrong.

I know its me and not him.

Could you give me some tips please

Thanks in advance

 

[SonnysHumanSlave]

Nice straight lines into the poles, with a good "run in" should give him time to prepare.

and counting aloud to keep rhythm

 

[jhoward]

ride a line of poles like there not there. LOOK above and pas the poles and just keep your rythem.

 

[gable]

Rise or sit?

 

[jhoward]

rise. and dont ride on to short a rein, let the horse do the work.

 

[NeedNewHorse]

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ride a line of poles like there not there. LOOK above and pas the poles and just keep your rythem.

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Ditto, I should imagine you come up to the poles and then suddenly 'try' which suddenly starts giving your ned different questions... Just make sure he can stretch over them, so don't hold him back.
xx

 

[margaret_ann]

Get a rhythmic trot before you approach the poles, then don't change anything. Really, just post the trot and and count one-two-one-two. Also, of course make sure they are spaced properly apart for your horse.

 

[martyfisch]

If you're really unsure maybe you could take light forward seat on approach and give with the rein so he can stretch down and you're not interferring with his back.

 

[gable]

Thanks - thats really helpful.

I think I approach and then leg on and push forward which my horse then questions me rather than trotting over the poles

 

[LMuirEDT]

Start with single poles all over the school and ride over them individually then build up the number of poles in a line (missing out 2 poles - I assume people still do this?).

 

[ladyearl]

Soften your hands as you go over but keep the same rise rythym.

 

[Kenzo]

imagine there not there.

 

[gable]

Thanks - these tips are really useful.
I will try again with random poles around the school then put 2 together and so on.
Oh, and imagine they are not there.

Thanks again.