When cross country schooling do you

[frazzled]

hoon around like a maniac, jumping everything you possibly can at break neck speed. OR take it steady work on different combinations of jumps and the string it all together at the end. Or do something completely different to either of these.
Just wondering after seeing different approaches the other evening>

 

[katie_and_toto]

I take it steady, to build confidence

 

[ldlp111]

i usually take it steady doing different stuff then make up course at end but still not hooning around

 

[hadfos]

I generally crap myself for the 1st 20mins...then build myself upto jumping the tiniest 1's on the course

lol...hoping to be better this yr as my showjumping has improved ALOT and i feel more secure so instead of sitting on top like a nugget hoping he will just jump them for me(he dosnt btw

,lol),i may well be able to tell him he is to jump them this yr

...and maybe put a small course together...hooning round is most definately a no no for me

 

[only_me]

hoon around because thats why i go xc schooling - my horse is a total lazy beast and has to learn to take me to the xc fence instead of me taking him!

He dosent look at anything, its more the in between bits that need the work LOL!

He HAS to gallop (within reason) between fences but i still set up for combinations etc.

 

[miss_c]

When schooling we tend to go one jump at a time, walking to the next one, and every now and again stringing a few together but not 'hooning' in between them.

 

[millitiger]

depends on the horse.... my very experienced eventer (done 8 BE seasons) goes for a bit of a hoon around. he has no confidence issues whatsoever and only goes xc once at the beginning of the year to show him the fun fences!

on less experienced/ capable horses i jump to educate and school around ensuring that confidence and agility is built over all types of fence before moving on.

i do think some people need to step up a gear when xc schooling though- there is no point jumping one fence from sj canter and then walking to the next fence etc and then expecting your horse to be able to jump at speed at a competition!

 

[howengold]

we just take it steady, the kids hoon around when the session is over..I just plod round after them on my old gal.

 

[Flint12]

Im of for a lesson on friday. . . with a new instructor so dont know what to expect

The other times i have been i practise a couple of jumps and then string them together. . . I just basically move around the course and have lots of fun. . .well that is the idea lol

I have to be very forward though. . . flint reads me very well and the smallest piece of doubt on my part he ducks out. . . so its forward positive riding from me which i bet looks a bit manic at some points lol!

 

[Peacelily]

depends on how she feels.....one day can be nice and calm and educational, the next time could be all over the place due to excitement (cue breakneck speeds..)

I think it depends how interesting and challenging the course is you're on.

I don't tend to do much hooning around between fences so I can spend more energy jumping them

although might have a few longer canters to warm up and get into the rhythm of things

 

[golddustsara]

I attempt to go round with a nice rythmical pace but ponio has other ideas. Adult camp instructor called him the fastest XC pony she'd seen and wouldnt believe that he was lazy at home

 

[skewby]

QR

I jump a few, then sit on my horse, cry, and scream at my instructor "we can't do that it's TOOOOO BIIIIIIIIGGGGG!".

But then I have had a very weird confidence issue!

 

[Kenzo]

Warm up, start small and simple and choose the jumps depending on how the horse is going, then carry on with more challanging jumps so each time the horse has done something differnt and learnt something new and then finish on a good good over a few easy ones and cool off.

 

[tedster]

Crap myself!!

Nah take it steady sometimes ride about view the jumps, start low then gradually jump bigger once my and horses blood is up!