tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post3739646021599162632..comments2024-01-06T02:00:05.220-07:00Comments on SprinklerBandits: Jumping day!SprinklerBandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-82426986765599068252010-07-27T06:42:13.177-06:002010-07-27T06:42:13.177-06:00Those jumps sound like a lot of fun.
Def stick wi...Those jumps sound like a lot of fun.<br /><br />Def stick with Izz, she is worth it.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558668876103778821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-55665877633256548942010-07-26T19:33:22.834-06:002010-07-26T19:33:22.834-06:00Kate is on the money about the flat work. The key ...Kate is on the money about the flat work. The key to good jumping is the approach and the approach can only be improved with flat work. The good dressage training will carry over to the jumping. <br /><br />Cavaletti and little crossrails are the key. You ride them is if they aren't there, working towards keeping her round. A jump is just like a big canter stride then. <br /><br />Izzy is a beautiful girl and putting the time into her will reward you tenfold in the end. If she truly is as talented as you say, then she is worth every annoying moment. <br /><br />Martingales are, to my mind, only for a horse that loses a total connection to the bit when it raises its head--or to protect the rider from getting clonked by a horse tossing its head. Otherwise, they are "just gadgets."Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-7914291292045781512010-07-26T19:18:54.338-06:002010-07-26T19:18:54.338-06:00Re switching to another horse - remember, there ar...Re switching to another horse - remember, there are lots of less talented horses out there who could also be a pain :)<br />I really think you're doing the right thing in continuing working with Izzy. So many people have told me that their horses changed SO much as they got older and had more training, sometimes going from bucking, etc. to being the steadiest horse at the show. I know how frustrating it can be with a green horse (although you're further along than me). Sometimes I just want my husband's wonderful draft cross. She's so much fun and never a worry. There's a lot to be said for that. Hmmm, am I starting to talk myself out of my opinion...Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207626703988850059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-12900945377074493642010-07-26T18:31:40.182-06:002010-07-26T18:31:40.182-06:00More flat work is the solution to the head problem...More flat work is the solution to the head problem - she's just getting excited by the jumping. Ride your jumps just like they're poles on the ground - and do poles on the ground in your flat work - and pretty soon if you keeping doing your flat work that'll go away, I expect. I'm not a big fan of martingales - they just mask symptoms and don't treat the underlying issues and they can cause a lot of other problems.<br /><br />Oh, and I meant to say it looks like you two are really beginning to click now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-40207747008055537312010-07-26T17:42:48.647-06:002010-07-26T17:42:48.647-06:00Sounds like a great session!
As for the head up,...Sounds like a great session! <br /><br />As for the head up, I say don't worry about, if she otherwise rates. If you try to have a horse on the vertical going into fences, they cannot see it as well. Some may just have rubs, many start to rush... my cardinal sin ('cause I am a wimp). If she goes where you say, at the pace you ask, can take care of herself, and will steady or lengthen if asked, she is SAFE and it really doesn't matter too much if her head is up. You're planning to do eventing/derbies/ show jumpers, not show ring hunters, right?Bifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648037666735227722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-4809847023245448102010-07-26T16:23:32.589-06:002010-07-26T16:23:32.589-06:00Eeek...not a fan of gadgetry! But I might suggest...Eeek...not a fan of gadgetry! But I might suggest you work over cavaletti/poles on the ground a few times a week. Asking her to stay in her frame over the poles at the walk, trot and canter. It's less exciting then bounding up to a jump but might be a good in between way to transition some of the dressage style to your jumping.Nicku Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006911603623063201noreply@blogger.com