At 23:48:56 on 18.02.10, kibby wrote:
and that is the best thing you can do if you cant see a stride, sit and let the horse figure it out.

At 20:07:21 on 23.02.10, Hench Woman wrote:
its REALLY easy to fiddle too much and confuse your pony/horse... i have a very scopey, super jumping pony that i brought on myself, when he was green i got in the habit of setting up too much and he became dependant on me for strides. i have done TONS of work with canter poles and approaching jumps in trot to allow him to figure it out for himself. i highly recomend giving this a try (classic PC excesize!) tie you reins in a knot, and canter over little jumps with your arms out to the side! this means you cant fiddle and your pony will settle and work a stride out fo himself! you may look a little silly, but it does the trick! GOOD LUCK! :)