Do you have to ride english to jump on a pony???

Question

If you do how do you ride english?? Im used to western butthere is a lady from my church that has a pony that needs to be ridden but her daughter outgrew the horse so she said i could ride it and jump it!!

answer quick

Answer 1

Yes, only English jumps. And you can't just explain to someone how to ride, you really have to have lessons from an experienced trainer. That is the only way.

Answer 2

Please don't jump in a Western saddle. You could potentially get impaled on the saddle horn.

Please feel free to ride the pony, but you should not jump unless you are trained to do so by a competent riding instructor. Jumping is a skill that takes time and practice and a teacher to learn. Without a teacher, you could get really hurt.

Why don't you see if you can get some riding lessons in on the pony so that you can learn to jump safely?

Answer 3

It's okay to occasionally jump a log, etc in a western saddle, but not only is the saddle not built to position you for jumping, but it also does nothing to protect your horse during the jump.  So you should try to buy an english all purpose or jumping saddle to do it right....and be sure it is sized to fit both you and your horse.  It's best to have some lessons to get started.  Happy jumping!

Answer 4

ummm, how high will you be jumping?!? I wouldn't jump in a western saddle unless I had 2.... And you can only jump like a foot in western, and its really uncomfortable b/c you hit the saddle horn.... i wouldn't jump a horse unless you have been riding english on the flat, and know how to 2 point well... Dont try it unless you have experience, you could hurt the horse and yourself!!!

Answer 5

Yes

Answer 6

Yes, you do need to ride english to jump. If you ride western you will hit the saddle horn on a western saddle. If you are an experienced rider in western then you should have no problem doing english. I switched over in like less than a week. But before you start jumping I suggest getting lessons from an experienced jumping instructor.

Happy riding!

Answer 7

you can jump in a western saddle but its uncomfortable, youu cant learn english off of the internet you'll have 2 take lessons. You can jump bareback also.

have fun!!

Answer 8

dont use western for jumping. it weighs too much.deff. use english

Answer 9

Jumping in a western saddle isn't exactly comfortable. If you know how to ride western though, learning English shouldn't be too difficult. Don't jump it until you've had some training though. It can be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing.

Answer 10

western can and DOES jump also! who cares about those that say you can ONLY jump in english! just be careful that you don't accidentally jam your crotch on the horn though. all you gotta do is lean forward a little and you'll be fine.