Horse Jumping??? Just curious!?

Question

I was wondering what everyone found hardest in jumping, is it like when the take off and you have to push out the saddle forward, or the end piece of the landing when the horses four feet hit the ground and you bounce forward.?

Just curious, and how can i teach my niece to jump and that, she 12 and 5ft riding a 14.1hh pony who is quite lazy.

What bit does she need to concetrate on and can anybody find me a video showing how to jump to show her?

I have a broken leg just now and cant ride =[

Answer 1

I find the riding position is the hardest. I am top heavy so its really hard for me to get my chest down with out toppling over.

I created a fannypack full of weights to help balance my butt out.

Answer 2

its not me who has the problem with jumping, its my horse! She cannot to bounces. Whenever there is a bounce she jumps the whole thing!!! Quite amazing really.

Answer 3

i think the hardest part is getting your strides perfect.  after a while though its pretty easy... its just hard in the beginning!

Answer 4

send her to a riding school or get her an instructor in

that way you know she will be getting well taught even though it mught be expensive no it willl benefit her in the long run

good luck to her and her pony x

ADD: sorry if i offended you but you diddnt make it clear that you were an instructor. you should try youtube and if that doesn't  work you will just have to talk her through it and wait until your leg is better....sorry x

Answer 5

to be honest, i've found the entire approach to a fench the hardest part. like, the last few strides before the jump. it's those few moments that can be perfect, leading to a beautiful jump, or they can be horrid, the slightest thing go wrong and your horse refuse. once i'm in the air though, the rest is simple.

as for teaching her, start with little stuff, and teach her how to get up in the jumping position. as her to sit on the pony, while you position her in that pose. you can even sit on a bail of hay and show her. then start having her walk around the ring like that, then trot, of course after she learns to post. start by having her do ground rails and stuff, so she learns when the proper take-off spot is. she needs to know when to get up, so the horse knows to jump.

i also suggest hiring an instructor to help. learning is the hardest part, but once you learn it just comes naturally.

Answer 6

I always found the take off the hardest.  I say this because your horse has to be lined up perfectly, so he gets to the middle of the jump and his strides are right.  You also really have to feel your horse so you let him lift you up into the right position.

Answer 7

Hahahaha! Silly naive jumper! Nothing, I repeat nothing is hard about jumping. I would know, I did it for four years. I am happily a dressage person now. Give me a thumbs down if you like, but I and you will both know it is because I speak the truth. As well, before you say dressage is stupid and boaring and just flatwork, ha! Why don't you try it, and by try it, I mean correctly. Jummping is dangerous, senseless, and most of all destructive. Over time the pounding of the front legs landing gives horses arthritus, and deteriorates thier joints. Seriously, dressage can be really fun and can fill out your horse alot. It also teaches the horse and rider dicipline.

Well, anyway, I hate jumping.

Answer 8

The hardest for me would be finding the perfect stride to the jump. I always seem to get horrible distances.

Answer 9

OK, please don't "teach" your neice to jump.  You can't teach someone to do what you yourself do not understand.  Jumping is a serious and dangerous activity that should only be untaken by those who understand its mechanics.

I keep seeing people on this website write about "pushing" horses to the jump and "rising" out of the saddle to "cue" the horse when to jump -- WHAT???!!!  What on earth makes people believe that a 2-legged human knows when and where to tell a 4-legged horse to jump?!!!  You don't "push" out of the saddle forward, you sit in balance and adjust your elbow, hip, and knee angles to move with the jumping motion of the horse.  You don't "cue" a horse when/where to jump by rising out of the saddle you use your leg and hand aids to compress or extend your horse's strides and build the correct amount of impulsion to the fence.  

And we wonder why the injuries and fatalities in our sports are increasing!  Grrrr!!!!

Wow -- sorry you got the brunt of my ire -- you are trying to help your niece, but the best (and SAFEST) way to help her would be to buy riding lessons with a qualified instructor.

Good luck!

Answer 10

i find the get away the hardest cant get the horse into a rythmic canter etc or in straight line mostly o am working on dat

plus cant canter my horse till few canter strides b4 so need 2 work on dat 4 shows

Answer 11

to me there is no hard part of jumping as i feel part of my horse, which means a lot of boring schooling but makes the jumping easier.

tim stockdale(gb) has a couple of videos teaching jumping and taught the riders for the tv show 'only fools ON horses'

perhaps other videos of jumping even at high level show how it's done.

join the pony club.  they do rallies, where the children are taught in groups of their ability so aren't overfaced.

REALLY GOOD FUN for the kids and the parents too.

Answer 12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0D4lcEBg...

I thought that was a pretty good simple clip of good jumping. Everybody finds something different about jumping challenging. I for one struggle with a good balanced landing. I would say if you are teaching her to jump, just keep the 2 point quick and balanced. My trainer always worked with me on 2 point on the flat so i could be more balanced when actually jumping. Also, grabbing some mane is great for making up for beginner mistakes! lol sorry about your leg, hope you can ride soon =)

Answer 13

Really, if you have to ask how to teach something, you shouldn't be teaching it. As a general rule, you should be able to ride one level above what you are teaching. So if you can't jump yourself, don't teach it!

By the way, if you're "bouncing forward" when the horse lands, you're doing something wrong.

Answer 14

... aren't you a qualified instructor? ? people tried to help on your other question and apparantly everyone p!ssed you off?? i think you need to re qualify.. good luck!

Wow 19.2hh???? is your horse a contender for the biggest horse in the UK then??