“Ten Tips for Improving Showjumping Competition Results”
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“Ten Tips for Improving Showjumping Competition Results”
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This interview was previously published in 2018 Vicki Roycroft 2 (440)
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First Chat (001) Vicki Roycroft
About This Episode
“Ten Tips for Improving Showjumping Competition Results”
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“Ten Tips for Improving Showjumping Competition Results”
1 – When to compete
– 10cm higher than competition
2 – Fitness of horse
– Over 1m10cm
3 – Fitness of rider
4 – Exercises at home
– Constant challenge in training is to create a partnership
5 – Travelling to competition
– Better organised feed, stables
– Traveling boots,
– Upset horses and finding out why
6 – Help at the show
– Europe 1 or 2 horses
– Practice fence – priority going into ring
7 – Walking the course
– Walk the course on the horse
8 – The crucial warm up
– 8-10 horses before ready to go
– 20 if not help
9 – Nervous horses
– Why are they nervous?
– Hot horse has to get used to your leg
– Cold horse has to re-act to your leg
10 – Nervous riders
– Warm up
– Make your nerves work for you
Time Stamps
01:10 – Background
01:59 – Introduction
03:00 – 1 – When to compete
04:47 – 2 – Fitness of horse
06:37 – 3 – Fitness of rider
07:55 – 4 – Exercises at home
12:05 – 5 – Travelling to competition
14:50 – 6 – Help at the show
17:40 – 7 – Walking the course
20:55 – 8 – The crucial warm up
24:10 – 9 – Nervous horses
25:36 – 10 – Nervous riders
Contact: see details below
Vicki’s Contact Details
Phone: 0418 432 842 or + 61 418 432 842
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Website: www.VickiRoycroft.com
Facebook Link: Roycroft Stables
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