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Date Posted: 17:06:59 06/05/03 Thu
Author: Spencer
Author Host/IP: 24.238.139.171
Subject: [Info] Re: Jumping
In reply to: Heather 's message, "Jumping" on 12:31:34 04/23/03 Wed

Hi, I like horseback riding and will be learning soon how to jump (in English) but western jumping (if that's what your planning cause of ranch) is probubly like jumping over a log on the trail.
FOR ENGLISH JUMPING
I read several books and am still learning. Since ya probubly ride a lot ya probubly know about the horse's blind spot. Well horse can't always see what he is jumping like in the flight so they just have to look forward. For the rider you need to look forward to the next jump so you don't loose balance and can brace yourself for what's coming. Make sure to have your back straight when you ride but when you jump lean forward and stay on the ball of your feet. I am not a pro but I help you get something out of this. Also, to have a good postion when you ride, your back up straight, you should be able to draw an imaginary straight line from your ear, down your shoulder, and down to the back of your heel in your foot. And for English you should have your legs relaxed to have the movement of the horse, and your legs should be slightly behind the girth. And with holding the rein, you should be able to draw an imaginary line from your elbow down your hand and following the rein to the horse's mouth. When you hold the rein for English, I read from a book, that the rein should go on top of your pinky finger, under the next three and be over your thumb. That gives you a strong grip. Please remember about the horse, a lot of kids my age (I'm 13) like to pull the rein up when they stop, but then it jabs the horse's bit up on the horse's mouth (not nice) so it's just comman courtesty to pull down a little to stop. So then the horse's tounge can be a padding from the bit and make the horse stop.

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[> [> Re: Jumping -- ***, 21:41:59 03/28/11 Mon (69.243.147.86)

Thanks for this insightful info!


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