[Lancee-lover]

My mare is becoming more stubborn everytime i jump her. She loves to jump but when it comes to jumping with me she bales out on almost everyjump. She is stubborn so i have to wear spurs but most of the time she ignores them, meaning i have to resort to my crop. This makes her angrier and causes her to jog sideways or completely stop at the jumps. how can i get her to listen to me? all suggestions ar welcome. im getting desperate.

[Cara]

she may not fully understand the spurs or the crop. how often are you jumping her? Make sure you're not jumping her too often...

go back to flat work, work on being foward, supple and relaxed. then start encorporating some poles here and there (without focusing on them, just go over them at random), and build your way back up to small jumps.

[Lancee-lover]

im jumping her about two or three times a week. the only thing that is wrong with those suggestions is that i am in lessons so i dont have much choice on how high i jump. i ride flat about 2 or three times a week and she is becomeing a perfect angel and we always place in flat classes at shows. when it comes to jumping she completely ignores me and does w/e the **** she wants. should i be trying a harsher bit, martingales, or draw reins? please all suggestions welcome

[ThisIsMe]

Originally Posted by Lancee-lover

im jumping her about two or three times a week. the only thing that is wrong with those suggestions is that i am in lessons so i dont have much choice on how high i jump. i ride flat about 2 or three times a week and she is becomeing a perfect angel and we always place in flat classes at shows. when it comes to jumping she completely ignores me and does w/e the **** she wants. should i be trying a harsher bit, martingales, or draw reins? please all suggestions welcome

No no and NO.

If it's only with jumping, have a good long look at how you're riding her. Are you confident going into the jumps?
Do you catch her in the mouth when you land?
Is she being overfaced with jumping heights?
Does her tack change when you jump her? If you use a different saddle, I'd be looking at double checking it fits.
Just because you're in a lesson, doesnt mean you don't have a choice on how high you jump. If you're having so many problems jumping your trainer should be taking you back to basics, not keeping on pushing when there's an obvious issue.

[Lancee-lover]

i am very confident going into the jumps i know there is nothing that will stand in our way when we can get our groove right and i know i dont catch her mouth when we land. it could be that she doesnt like the jump heights but for her the higher the better. when we do lower than 2'6 she gets sloppy and doesnt pick up her feet and i dont want her to lose form. we are jumping about 2'9 courses in most of our lessons. i ride in a group lesson and its hard for her to really focus on one specific person, and right now i dont have the money to pay for privates. the tack stays the same for all my riding. and she has actually gotten better about listening on the flat since i got my new saddle. if there are any other suggestions, please let me know.

[SecretAgent]

get her confidence back--take the jumps down to cavelletti poles and walk, trot, and then canter back over them, and then praise her like crazy til she's big-headed and think's she's the coolest thing ever. make it fun and interesting; throw them in there randomly, and, like I said, pet her and tell her she's amazing. if she won't walk over them at first with you on her, get off and walk her over them in hand

the main point is don't make a huge deal out of it (about jumping, I mean)--don't make it an unpleasant experience for her

when she gets super confident, build them up super super slowly--move to cross rails barely bigger than a ground pole, etc etc.

and talk to your trainer, tell her to put the jumps down, anything--your trainer should be helping you through this problem.

definately definately definately no harsher bit, martingales, or draw reins expecially--don't ever, ever ever jump in draw reins

good luck! keep us updated

[Lancee-lover]

thanks everyone ill give all of your ides a try. im ready to do anything.
and i will most deffinatly keep you updated.

[isabook]

Originally Posted by SecretAgent

get her confidence back--take the jumps down to cavelletti poles and walk, trot, and then canter back over them, and then praise her like crazy til she's big-headed and think's she's the coolest thing ever. make it fun and interesting; throw them in there randomly, and, like I said, pet her and tell her she's amazing. if she won't walk over them at first with you on her, get off and walk her over them in hand

the main point is don't make a huge deal out of it (about jumping, I mean)--don't make it an unpleasant experience for her

when she gets super confident, build them up super super slowly--move to cross rails barely bigger than a ground pole, etc etc.

and talk to your trainer, tell her to put the jumps down, anything--your trainer should be helping you through this problem.

definately definately definately no harsher bit, martingales, or draw reins expecially--don't ever, ever ever jump in draw reins

good luck! keep us updated

I know this mare personally because lancee is my BFF but this mare likes to jump!!! she just likes being stubborn more... she is gettin really cheeky... I jumped her once and it was hard because she wanted to go out every which way, lancee is an amazing rider and she has worked really really really hard to get where she is.... her trainer dosn't really talk to them alot so this is why I told her to post her problem on here because her trainer don't ask them or tell them anything.. also her trainer just thinks that if she gets over the jumps it helps... also lancee are u diggin ur spurs in on your landing mabey???

[isabook]

this mare acts like she is in heat 24/7 with her moody ness.. I would try moody mare!!

[isabook]

I am thinking that mabey she really donsn't want to jump.... mabey she wants to do dressage