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How do you train a horse to jump higher? |
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sunny_show 
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 Topic: How do you train a horse to jump higher?Posted: November-20-2006 at 8:29pm |
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how do you train a horse to jump higher???
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Cravin Country!
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Posted: December-13-2006 at 8:09pm |
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You slowly work higher and higher and When they start knocking a lot or acting reluctant or sour and sore then you have gone to high! Take it slowly!
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I am the one gurl who whould rather kiss her horse then a boy!
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swansea_chick
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Posted: December-17-2006 at 3:57am |
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well said. if they are young horses make it fun. dont go repeating the same exersise al the time! it gets boring!
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gracie14
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Posted: December-20-2006 at 7:28pm |
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yes use a lot of different things to keep them interested but most importantly do not rush anything. Dont try to put a 2' jump in front of your new jumper expecting to have them jump it immediately. Also, what works with me (i retrain OTTB) is doing jumping one day, then ground work the next and vice versa. This makes it so they dont always think theyre gonna jump and it makes them almost anxious to do it, not dread it or be like here we go again. hope it helps!
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Jump High or Go Home!
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Thoroughbred
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Posted: February-14-2007 at 8:01pm |
I agree with this. Remember, a little at a time. Some horses can keep going higher, some won't go very high. Depends on a lot of things - the horse's physical condition, mental condition, age, etc. Just don't rush or intimidate them, and know when to stop going higher.
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***Our greatest companions never have fewer than four feet!...(Colette)***
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panbaby
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Posted: March-16-2007 at 2:29pm |
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If you have a young horse DONT overwork them. just keep it to small fun stuff. You can ruin a horse really easily when their young because their going to try but you can push them and theyll do it and you wont know till its too late.
also you could try freejumping him
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ponyhunter123
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Posted: May-06-2007 at 11:55am |
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You get a trainer and have the trainer work with you and the horse TOGETHER. If you dont know what you are doing then dont try and train the horse to jump higher by yourself.
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RIDE like you've never fallen off,
JUMP like you've never had a refusal, and GALLOPlike there is no tomorrow. life without horses : possible but pointless! |
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arabianlover
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Posted: June-24-2007 at 5:55am |
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Remeber,
with young horses change the place and layout of your jumps every 5-6 times you have jumped it! dont make them bored outherewise they will get bored and start messing around!
Holly! xxxx
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arabianlover
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Posted: June-24-2007 at 5:57am |
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Also, use fillers and differnt coulored poles! and try using differnt types of pole's I.E planks . Also try jumping on the lunge line! my horse realy enjoys this. Holly xxx |
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Shade-Dancer
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Posted: July-24-2007 at 6:23pm |
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I think free jumping is a good way to evaluate them. It's safe for you and you can really have a good look at them and see how they're doing.
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~Apprentice trainer for horses with behavioral problems.
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arabianlover
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Posted: July-27-2007 at 8:18am |
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I agree! thats how i started at the very beging!
NOTE. i went to a whittiker jumpin masterclass the outher week and they showed me somthing amazing!
To cut a long story short , They showed me that if you squeez a horse befor they jump they find it much harder to jump the jump! they said HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A HORSE FALL IN A RACE WITHOUT A RIDER? NO! a horse can jump the obsicle on its onwn your just there for the ride!
Hope this helps!
Holly xxx
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Shade-Dancer
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Posted: August-19-2007 at 12:06pm |
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That's a really good point.
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~Apprentice trainer for horses with behavioral problems.
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Posted: December-16-2008 at 5:54pm |
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Well I just started jumping my boy and I went up to 85cm on him and when he knocked it I put it back down BUT when u jump the next day or whatever u don't start high u start little than work up!
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bruceree
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Posted: September-16-2009 at 9:51pm |
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Well I started the same with mine, we jumped up to 83cm, and that's good advice to slowly work your way back up again.
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