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Post by solomon on Apr 30, 2010 21:33:22 GMT
Yep me and Pete, in preparation for our cross country in two weeks time went over a couple of little cross poles, then a straight then a two foot high straight. Only little I know but you have to start somewhere. I loved it and so did Pete, he was full of it, great fun. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by brigadier on May 1, 2010 3:04:26 GMT
Sounds brilliant, I did XC for the first time with Basil a month or so ago and he loved it, I only did the straight forward jumps and didnt make any sort of issue about the ones he was spooking at, but by the end he was telling me he wanted more (if you know what I mean) and his confidence is soaring now. Sounds like your boy is gaining in confidence every day!
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Post by racaille on May 1, 2010 6:28:56 GMT
Great Sol!
I'm a rubbish jumper ;D but here's what P and I have been working on ... in between the jumps. If left to himself P goes faster and flatter as he goes round so I have to work hard to rebalance him (while also paying great attention to my trajectory, after all, his job is to jump, mine is to get him in front of each one in the best way possible to give him the best chance of success).
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Post by racaille on May 1, 2010 6:29:50 GMT
So what my trainer has been getting me to do is to put my legs on quite hard but 'block' him in front so he squashes together and his head comes up again and he 'sits' down more ie the power goes back to his back end (does this make any sense in English?)
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Post by racaille on May 1, 2010 6:30:49 GMT
When I get it right it makes all the difference!
It is well worth training over multiple jumps as what happens between them is key. Any horse (like P!) can get over one or two jumps but when I ask him for 13 in a row, he needs a lot of help!!!
phew, that was hard....
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Post by fimacg on May 1, 2010 12:55:41 GMT
Rac - Brave is exactly the same, after working to get him to go forwards, now he is gaining confidence the spurs have now come off and we are working on balance between fences and attempting to land him with the feeling of the hind legs landing first, if you know what I mean otherwise his nose has a tendancy to disappear down to the ground
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for so much hard work we thank ye!!
