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Building Confidence with Free Jumping
Building Confidence with Free Jumping
Have you ever heard someone say “that was a long spot” or “you really chipped in there?”
Learning to jump takes patience and time, for both you and your horse. Allowing your horse the time to build confidence over fences will ensure he’ll trust you to jump any fence, from any distance, and most importantly, he’ll want to jump for you.
When your horse wants to jump for you, he’ll make the extra effort to leave all the rails up, give the best jumps, and be forgiving of rider errors.
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Have you ever heard someone say “that was a long spot” or “you really chipped in there?”
Learning to jump takes patience and time, for both you and your horse. Allowing your horse the time to build confidence over fences will ensure he’ll trust you to jump any fence, from any distance, and most importantly, he’ll want to jump for you.
When your horse wants to jump for you, he’ll make the extra effort to leave all the rails up, give the best jumps, and be forgiving of rider errors.
To read the rest of this blog please click here
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Comment by Lindsey Forkun on April 25, 2010 at 10:57pm
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I hope all goes well! If you have any questions please let me know, I am happy to help!
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Comment by Alaina M. on April 25, 2010 at 10:49pm
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Thanks for that - I'm learning to jump with a horse whom I love but who is also a bit green to jumping - I may try that with him this summer!
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