girl jumping with no bridle and only one hand

check this out..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLFYigeVinU

she has only go one hand and has no bridle on

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Lamm on October 17, 2009 at 11:37am

but she and her horse have big hearts.. and that you can feel.... when you trust your horse it gets so proud and puffy... look how happy her little horse is... that is a beautiful video....

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Permalink Reply by lissa(l)beau on October 18, 2009 at 1:54am

yeah and it has inspired me to try jumping agian now i jump 65 cm. could go higher but horse wont. only thing letting me down is my position. heres a photos

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Permalink Reply by Jackie Cochran on October 18, 2009 at 8:25am

Dear Lisa--the best thing you can do for your position is to put your heels down. Practice a lot in two point and let your weight sink your heels down. The best thing you can do for your horse is to move your hands MUCH further down his neck, either grab his mane half-way down his neck or rest your hands lightly on the sides of his neck half-way down. A rider MUST move his hands forward over the jump or the horse gets really reluctant to jump because he (the horse) can't move properly to jump safely.

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Permalink Reply by Barbara F. on October 18, 2009 at 9:42am

Super video! I've added it here by copying and pasting the embed code right into the comment box.:)

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Permalink Reply by Fiona Hill on October 20, 2009 at 12:26pm

What a lovely video. thank you for sharing it.

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Lamm on October 20, 2009 at 12:39pm

so, I am going to jump on my horse and ride him like this... no bridle... and bareback hopefully. Is the rope around the neck anything special???? I'm not going to do this unsupervised, but will wait for my trainer who is filming a movie for 5 weeks to return... but I know Oliver will let me do this... he is so gentle.... what is the string, or rope, or is it just a regular rope? thanks... JL and Oliver.

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Permalink Reply by Geoffrey Pannell on October 20, 2009 at 4:51pm

that's pretty cool, I like to see kids do STUFF with their horses.

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Permalink Reply by lissa(l)beau on October 20, 2009 at 7:06pm

thanks Jackie.

jenniferi ts just rope but make sure that you dont pull to hard becauase you can rub there coat off. good luck show us some pics once you have done it. =]