“Ten ‘Must Know’ Strategies When Teaching Horses Who Rush Their Jumps”
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Sixteenth Chat – 645 – Jonna McLean 16 – “Ten Steps to Teach the Horse to Start Jumping”
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About This Episode
“Ten ‘Must Know’ Strategies When Teaching Horses Who Rush Their Jumps”
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“Ten ‘Must Know’ Strategies When Teaching Horses Who Rush Their Jumps”
1. Over poles on the ground, check the basic controls of the horse i.e. stop turn go and self carriage
2. Check the riders cues to the horse, that they are timely and appropriate
3. Permit the horse/rider combination to make Mistakes in terms of tempo, line, self carriage etc
4. The coach is really looking for inappropriate reactions from both horse and rider to basic tasks to help understand what needs to be done in the lesson and into the future
5. As a coach at this early stage, keep the task simple and easy, to see if any resistance from the horse, and also interference from the rider occurs, so focus upon The rider to do as little as possible
6. Ask the rider about their past experiences in jumping, what horses used to do what to them, and any near misses or accidents they have had. (And cover and understand the riders fear)
7. A Riders fear and a horses fear of jumping is nearly always based on that the horse and the rider don’t know what to do when, i.e. inappropriate, or not trained sufficiently to become automatic reactions
8. Rushing / refusing / running out ,are the most common features. Here the riders pull on the reins in front of the jump, and then expect the horse to jump, which really does scare the horse And rider, a lot.
9. Ensure that the rider applies pressure and release it , appropriately and consistently over various obstacles. I.e. establish line and tempo at least five days before the obstacle, then a little bit of calf pressure at the base of the fence, appropriately fold with the upper body and allow with the reins to extend, to facilitate the horses jump
(Leg, fold, release)
10. In the last three strides, excessive use of the reins, will get you into trouble, and confuse your horse. When properly trained however, your leg cue, is much more able to get you out of a difficult situation
Remember
1/ Allow the horse and the rider to make mistakes, at a very basic level
2/ After seeing the rider and the horses natural tendencies to an obstacle, that will allow the coach to see which is lacking, line ,tempo cue usage etc
3/ Be vigilant, look for multiple use simultaneous cues i.e. rein and leg at the same time
4/ Don’t be tempted to massively adjust your horse less than three strides out (Allow the horse to make the mistake this is how he learns) i.e. trial and error learning
5/ Ensure all basic systems work at appropriate places in the course, i.e. stop button (half half) turns are soft and light on both reins. The go aid is punctual, and proportional in its response
6/ Application of the AIDS should be singular, clear, and the release of pressure once achieved, should immediately be released
7/ Once two of the repetitions have been achieved have a short break discuss and praise both the horse and the rider and then repeat and see if a greater number of good results can be done.
8/ Keep everything simple and clear, the coaches comments, the riders application of the aids.
9/ Feedback from the rider when they are able to describe what they did wrong and right, is crucial. This is not about just the lesson now, this is about what the rider does from here on
10/ Book a follow-up lesson with the same horse and rider on the same task within three days
Time Stamp
02:00 – Rushing the horse
05:31 – 1. Over poles on the ground, check the basic controls of the horse i.e. stop turn go and self carriage
07:18 – 2. Check the riders cues to the horse, that they are timely and appropriate
09:08 – 3. Permit the horse/rider combination to make Mistakes in terms of tempo, line, self carriage etc
10:06 – 4. The coach is really looking for inappropriate reactions from both horse and rider to basic tasks to help understand what needs to be done in the lesson and into the future
14:36 – 5. As a coach at this early stage, keep the task simple and easy, to see if any resistance from the horse, and also interference from the rider occurs, so focus upon
15:34 – 6. Ask the rider about their past experiences in jumping, what horses used to do what to them, and any near misses or accidents they have had.
18:22 – 7. A Riders fear and a horses fear of jumping is nearly always based on that the horse and the rider don’t know what to do when
19:25 – 8. Rushing / refusing / running out ,are the most common features.
22:10 – 9. Ensure that the rider applies pressure and release it , appropriately and consistently over various obstacles.
23:50 – 10. In the last three strides, excessive use of the reins, will get you into trouble, and confuse your horse
31:45 – Book a follow-up lesson with the same horse and rider on the same task within three days
34:29 – Contact details see below
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Phone: 0417 116 471 or +61 417 116 471
Email: jonamclean@gmail.com
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