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Cantered Over Jumps !!! YAHOO!!

Posted 01-04-2006 at 10:02 PM by CrunchieTown
hehe well the title says it all... As heaps of people know, and have given me tonnes of tips with. If you didn't know, I've been having cantering over the jumps issues, here's the thread
Well today with my broken wrist and all, I thought I'd try out cantering over the tiny cross bar that was set up in the arena. It was only 1ft6, I let him go over it once at a really forward trot, then after the jump he cantered.
I kept him in a nice steady canter in a big circle around, then I pointed him at the jump and just sat back in the saddle, didn't move, didn't kick, didn't do anything, just pointed him at the jump at a canter, and kept him going straight, then as he went over i released and only came out of the saddle a little bit (unlike before when i was like nearly 2ft out of the saddle) and sort of lent forward, but I knew i was no where near overjumping.
I was so happy, like I jumped it properly and let him do everything, but that's only over the little cross bar. I asked Alex to hop on and I made the jump a 2ft straightbar, and she was fine cantering over it. Infact she said to me 'What do you mean he doesn't canter over jumps???' hehe he was being such a good boy today
I was pretty happy with myself, and his canter was so nice and steady, no rushing or whatever.
And I know what I was doing wrong...
When I was asking him to take off, I was asking to early, so then he would rush forward at the jump and take off to late or knock it. So I've now worked it out for myself, now I know he can negotiate the jumps on his own terms and I don't have to tell him when to take off or anything because that will just confuse him, and make cantering over jumps difficult
Yay I have learnt my lesson
Luv Julz And Crunchie xoxo
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Re: Cantered Over Jumps !!! YAHOO!!

glad you,re having so much fun. Crunchie deserves a crunchie.
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Posted 01-04-2006 at 10:25 PM by chester
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Re: Cantered Over Jumps !!! YAHOO!!

he'd probably choke on it, though he did enjoy the green fanta
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Posted 01-04-2006 at 10:26 PM by CrunchieTown CrunchieTown is offline
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Re: Cantered Over Jumps !!! YAHOO!!

lol well done well done wen is ur wrist normal again
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Posted 01-09-2006 at 09:48 PM by Laddie roxs
 

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