tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post6890796002153502454..comments2024-01-06T02:00:05.220-07:00Comments on SprinklerBandits: An Actual Jump!SprinklerBandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-81346683981086920972011-01-15T22:29:32.498-07:002011-01-15T22:29:32.498-07:00Award for you on my blog!
Also, looking forward t...Award for you on my blog!<br /><br />Also, looking forward to next weekend!Brooke (FBX Adventures - In Parenting) https://www.blogger.com/profile/17040183680228006616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-53681428215355480222011-01-14T13:24:31.921-07:002011-01-14T13:24:31.921-07:00Hooray for jumping! Glad you and Izzy are having a...Hooray for jumping! Glad you and Izzy are having a good time. :-)Frizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084225669041286128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-28474748036477446502011-01-14T13:03:01.511-07:002011-01-14T13:03:01.511-07:00Good for you! If you set up the trot poles correc...Good for you! If you set up the trot poles correctly and then make your little crossrail a little vertical, Izzy might be impressed enough to jump. Either way, keep the trot poles as the set up so you don't have to worry about your timing. <br /><br />Good two point practice over those poles is good. <br /><br />AND there is no reason you can't incorporate cavaletti into your dressage sessions. Lots of patterns and changes of direction might keep Izzy's attention better.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-25666703363354005482011-01-14T11:25:37.094-07:002011-01-14T11:25:37.094-07:00Yay, you're doing tiny crossrails too! :) I&#...Yay, you're doing tiny crossrails too! :) I'm looking forward to the day when we ride over something big enough that he "actually" jumps-which I know he can do b/c he does it on the lunge:) It is a great confidence builder though, you're right.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08665170020323796310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-25732007941421446232011-01-14T10:25:42.044-07:002011-01-14T10:25:42.044-07:00I've always found that putting a small jump so...I've always found that putting a small jump somewhere in the arena and then popping them over it during flat-work breaks up the monotony of it for the horse and helps to spike/keep their interest during the rest of the ride. It's one of my favorite little tricks. <br /><br />Also, good for you taking it slowly and building your confidence back up. I think we get pressured all too often to move up and bigger faster than we are mentally ready for. Eventually you'll want to be challenged and go bigger, but do it when you are ready, and then it will be fun and rewarding, rather than confidence shaking and scary.<br /><br />-DS<br /><a href="http://adventuresincoltstarting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Adventures In Colt Starting</a>DockStarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17166194299966339760noreply@blogger.com