JOE’S JOURNAL W JUMPING ON AN ANGLE
This is a great way to take a few seconds off your time. You can do this to take a shorter route from one fence to another or to set you up
e have had a quiet month at home working on the young horses and preparing
for the season ahead with the top horses. I will be taking 6 horses to Spain in March. I am hoping that the trip will help set the horses up for the outdoor season this year.
Part of the preparation needs to be for those all important jump offs that I hope we will be jumping in.
While speed is a very important factor, you still need to leave the fences up. Going fast puts you at risk of having a fence or wasting precious time in wide turns. To be in with a chance, you need to work on your accuracy that will help you achieve a quick time and a clear round.
Here are a couple of schooling exercises that you can do to help you in your jump offs.
for a better turn to the next fence.
Practise at home before trying it at a show and remember that even though you’re approaching on an angle, it’s still important to jump across the middle of the fence and make sure your horse is straight on take-off. If you jump to one side, you increase the risk of a run-out and if your horse isn’t straight, he’s more likely to have the top rail off.
Set up a fence allowing enough room to approach from each rein. When you’ve warmed up and your horse is going forward in a good rhythm, jump the fence from a straight approach two or three times – don’t come from an angle straightaway.
Next, keeping the same rhythm, approach on a slight angle, aiming for the centre of the fence. Sit up and look to where you want to go, not at the fence itself. Approach the fence from both reins and as your horse gets the hang of the exercise, increase the angle.
RIDE TIGHTER TURNS
Tight turns win jump-offs because if you can turn tightly into a fence or inside another fence rather than going round it, you’ll obviously shorten your route around the course. Practise making quick turns before and after a fence – the key to this is keeping your horse balanced and in a good rhythm. You can work on turns
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