Horse jumping exercises

Contact, to the average rider, seems to refer only to the contact through the rein, but really, contact is communication with your horse and the rein is just one form of that communication. There are a couple of other points of contact, being your hips and seat, your legs through your thigh and calf, and your heel and foot.

simple effective pattern. for horses that like to get ahead of you you can mix up the direction you take. could use in a narrow/small arena too

Accomplished show jumper, horse trainer, and resident rider at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Alberta, Brian Morton’s defines collection as "the shortening of the horse's outline and stride, with increased impulsion and engagement from the hind end." He emphasizes that "If you are not able to shorten your horse’s stride, you will never be able to get a horse to fit a stride into a line that is set short. And, if you lose the impulsion when you shorten the stride, you will never be able to…

6 jump course for indoor work.

To clarify, eight exercises using four jumps each. The fifth exercise is only for the very brave, and I would not attempt it at home :) A reminder: poles can be used as substitutes for jumps. I do …

The Saucy Snake - Pole/Jumping exercise to improve your eye for a stride, you approach to a fence & keeping a balance even rhythm. #jumpingexercise #horseriding #horsejumping #horseriding #poleexercises #horsepoleexercise

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Equestrian jump height conversions from metric to standard