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Help with jumping please!

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Please no mean answers!!

so i realize i already posted this but i only got a couple answers.

i know tht my heels need to go down, my friend made me try riding with extra long stirrups.

and please dont make fun of this horse, his name is zippy and hes like 28 years old!!

i love him and the fact that he will still jump 2'' 9 jumping coarses for me!!

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4 hours ago

well hes not my horse i cant retire him. but his owner is thinking about it this winter.

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2 hours ago

actually my teacher hates jumping and is scared of it.

i love it and used to have an awesome position untill i got a new instructor.

and i do ride horses that refuse and buck.

I taught one of our school horses to trot over poles and jump x rails. One time he walked right through a jump.

He really doesnt like jumping so i dont push him too much.

and i do know about my leg... my stirrups were about 3 holes to long.

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  2. well we can't see the pictures but i'll give you the basics.... heels down, toes up, eyes up (you should be looking for the next fence while your in the air or you'll end up where you're looking!), pinch with your calf not your knee, have a release = to the size of the fence (no dramatic release over a 2 ft x, no tiny releases over a 3'6 fence or you'll end up poping your horse in the mouth), it helps to grab mane over a fence so you stay with your horse and arn't left behind and so you don't hit them in the mouth, have a straight back and keep your body centered over your saddle, your leg position from your seat shouldn't change b/c your just moving your torso and releasing, you should have about one hole shorter when your  jumping than your regular stirrups, if your falling to one side over a fence it helps to keep your lin of sight between your horses ears, practice your two-point at the walk, trot, and canter doing flat work and poles and small x's, half-seating helps so ask your instrustructor if they'll show you how, work with a gymnastic course to improve your timing and striding, do LOTS of pole work at the trot and canter, remember to practice, practice practice!

    Also heres a tip that took me years to finally figure out...

    if your coming up to a fence and finding it hard to "find your spot" or in other words need help figuring out when to two-point so your not left behind or ahead of your horse, count your strides. one day of poles working on counting my strides and i am hardly ever left behind anymore. trust me, it works like magic! so if you don't count those stirdes.... start now! good luck and keep jumping!

  3. what is your question?

    i assume you want us to critique your position.

    well tough toenails because the links don't work.

  4. the pictures don't work...

  5. I am currently taking jumping lessons for me and my thoroughbred to start going over fences.  This is what I've learned and will pass on to you.

    On the flat you have a loose long leg. You don't grip with your leg.  You put some weight in your heals to keep them down but not all of it, most of it goes to your seat (bottom and thighs). You make a straight line of heal, hip, shoulder.  You want to move with the horse on flat.

    When I get ready to do jump practice my stirrups get 2 holes shorter (about 2 in.).  Now that your legs are up and will be jumping your seat will no longer be in the saddle. Your weight that was in the seat is now being moved to...guess where...YOUR HEELS!  This is what I found the most painful torcherous thing about riding.  What my trainer has me do to get my own natural balance is to work my horse on the flat or over trotting poles in my half seat.  Being a thoroughbred mare I am training she gets a little crabby about me learning my balance but by what you are saying about the horse you are riding you shouldn't have to worry about the horse misbehaving.  My trainer likes to say that you should pretend you are trying to break the stirrup leathers off with the pressure from your heals being down.  Its going to probably hurt really bad but I've already gotten way used to it.  (I wouldn't ride around with too long stirrups for heals down if anything it will make your toes point.  Try the exercise that I do that I just put above.) The point of how you sit for jumping is to "get out of your horses way" so that it can make the jump.  Horses make a natural arch when the jump so its important not to sag the horse down.  The bigger the jump the lower your position is.

    I would be extremely careful with the horse you are on.  Its an old horse and even if it is willing the jump a course it may not be too good physically.  You really wouldn't want to cause any leg problems on him now.  If you have other more young able horses to ride I would really work with them.  My old dressage horse has gotten leg problems just from age and its really heart breaking that we can't even ride him now.  If hes ok and sound now just get on him and do flat work and trails hes probably done enough in his life and doesn't need to be running over jumps.

  6. the pics dont work...

  7. i cant see the pic and if i did i can help i guess.

  8. both pics. wont work

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