Search results matching tag 'jumping'

Greg Best Clinic

kingsenglish — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Someone told me that there's a Greg Best clinic taking place the first weekend of September in Westlake, TX. I can't find anything to confirm it. It's supposed to be at a barn called Silver Oaks. I've searched the Web using that barn's name, but nothing comes up. I've tried to search for Greg Best clinics, but haven't had any luck. Can anybody send me a link or any information about the clinic? I'm interested in auditing it.

Thanks.

advice on jumping position please

G.M. — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

hey,

i was wondering if anyone has any advice on my jumping position-

http://forum.equisearch.com/photos/gm/default.aspx

theres 3 photos on this url thingy, if you could look at them and comment on this post that would be brilliant.

feel free to be harsh, thanks :)

How to make him gain weight/jumping/new

HorsejumperKitty — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Hey there :]

Names Caitlin and I'm new this website!

So anyways, my friends horse who I lease needs to gain weight. But I dont know what to do since I work only on friday. And I can only give him sunflower seeds on friday unless I go out there when I can with my friend who works out there. But heres the thing, he eats out side with the some other horses and theres no count on him getting the rite bucket so all the horses get the same thing :[ Plus he can't get a stall since theres no room.. So anyways,have any ideas?

And also, I really dont know where to post something else so I'll post it here with this post :]

Pacino is the horse, hes an arab/TB and hes 15.3 I think. Well when he was on the other side, [ we have 2 barns where i'm at] the electric fence wasn't on. So he jumped the fences.. ALL of them. And these fences are 4 feet high. Others are 5 and hes jumped both. But his left rear leg has been hurt a year ago and it likes to come in when he walks. And I'm the only one who rides him since he hasnt been ridden in 6 months cause no one else will! So anyways, after I gain more weight on him I would love to jump him but I dont know if his leg would take it.

Thanks for reading! <3

-Caitlin

Re: How can I improve my jumping position

eqstrn — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT

You've gotten a lot of really great suggestions so far! My first recommendation would be to work without stirrups on the flat at all three gaits. When you can post (no, it won't be pretty) for a whole minute or so, you'll have tons of the right muscles and balance to help keep you secure during your horse's more green moments.

Once you're comfortable without stirrups, try trot cavaletti both with and without stirrups. If possible, don't just put poles on the ground, as they can get spun around by a hoof, or get stepped on. Something a few inches off the ground would be plenty. Start with just one or two poles until your horse gets the idea that he should just trot through rather than jumping the whole lot of them! Add poles as he gets comfortable; probably not much more than 4 or 5. Don't overdo them, because they're very tiring for the horse.

THEN... Once you're comfortable with all this fun stuff, try going through canter-length cavaletti. The really fun part is putting a crop (slim and bendy if possible) under your seatbones and then go through the canter cavaletti, keeping the crop underneath you the whole time. After all this, you'll be very well attached to your horse, with legs as tight as a tick, and so well balanced that everything will be easier.

Good luck!

First hunter pace

LPC — Thu, 07 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Hi folks,

My horse and I will be riding our first hunter pace in two weeks. I will be going out on my 11 year old Appendix Quarter Horse gelding who is good on the trails as well as a nice jumper in the ring during our lessons, and we will be with my husband, who is a solid rider and will be taking out one of my trainer's horses (who also has never done a pace, but is very level-headed generally.) The pace is a very popular event in our area, and takes place about ten miles from our barn. They tell me it takes an hour to an hour and a half to ride the course, and we will be doing the Pleasure division. All the jumps have optional go-arounds. Of course we are not thinking about winning anything, just finishing safely and spending a nice spring day outside with the horses.

Does anybody have any tips for me, or thoughts about this? I appreciate any input at all. I can't wait, but I am also a little nervous.

Re: Your Most Embarrassing Horse-Show Blunder ...

Equestrian5494 — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

I was at a AA horseshow and I just finished my first class of the day. I was got off my horse to go look at the next course and I got off backwards (butt against the saddle). My stirrups caught on my pants and they ripped! I had to walk my course and ride in the next class with the two safety pins from my number holding closed the 5in hole on my butt.

How to fix the 'hand rider' ??

Leita Lawrence — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

I have successfully coached hunter \ jumper for 25 years. I have a new student who used to galloped racehorses. He now wants to rider hunter \ jumper and some eventing. However, the way he rides seems to cause his horse to ride behind the bit. His horse pulls down on the flat and now jumps ahead of its shoulders... riding behind the bit to, over and after the fence. It is starting to get very dangerous!! I have tried to research this problem and I think it is caused by the rider balancing off his hands. I believe this may be a result of the riding style the rider used to gallop racehorses. The rider says it is because I want him to shorten his reins. When he rides with a longer rein, he gets left behind over the fence because he will not ride into a forward seat. This is the first time I have had to deal with a problem like this. I've checked the horse's bit and it fits well.

Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this ?

I would love to hear of any exercises that might work !!

Thank you.

Leita :-)

Light seat

pw-rangers — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Last night at Power Ranger and I's lesson, another one of the riders at my stable hopped on Ranger to see if he could get him to canter completely around the (very large) arena. He was successful, and even tackled some of the jumps I wasn't able to get. He later explained that I ride too tensely, and am too heavy in the saddle for my horse, and said I need to have a 'light seat.' I know what a light seat is, and I have accomplished it before, but it's been difficult. Does anyone have any advice for making it easier? I can't seem to get it :/

Balance/Refusals

pw-rangers — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT

My horse, Power Ranger, is a 7yr old TB, with no background in dressage. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to how we could make our canter more collected and balanced, to make hunter rounds a bit easier. He also has the habit of refusing jumps with flowers and other scary objects. He doesn't seem to be frightened of them, he just won't go over them whatsoever. His refusal is also not immediate, he just sortof powers down as we approach the jump. HELP PLEASE!

My horse jumps too high!!

HunterGirl901 — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

When i jump my 6 year old gelding at home he is a great jumper but at shows he jumps really high is it because he is really exited because of the other horse and being off the farm or what? I am very Confused with him.