At 21:25:10 on 28.01.10, dolly wrote:
i used to be able to sit on any horse and jump anything but now i find myself making excuses not to jump.Oh this horse is tired or i didnt want to jump him today!!I would love to be able to jump anything again but when i think about it i just remember all the falls i have got out racing and ending up in hospital with broken bones.I thought nothing of it then but it keeps popping into my head now.I would love some tips on how to just get on with it and to stop thinking about the past

At 12:40:55 on 02.02.10, CarolineP wrote:
Dear Dolly, you're a perfect candidate for Bach Flower Remedies! You may have come across Rescue Remedy, which is a mix of five of the 38 remedies. Star of Bethlehem helps remove the bad effects of shock, no matter how long ago it was, Cherry Plum covers panic and thoughts of death and disaster, White Chestnut deals with unwanted repetitive thoughts, and Walnut is the link-breaker, which would help you to break your mental/emotional link with the trauma in your past. You may need to take the remedies for a few months to see the final result, but some people react very quickly. There are lots of confidence techniques that would help you too, but see how you get on. Hope this inspires you to leave your experiences in the past, where they belong. Kind regards, Caroline
http://www.enjoyriding.com

At 18:08:21 on 21.02.10, karina23 wrote:
when i was 5 i used to be a realy good rider and i could jump anything on any pony i had a realy bad fall and now i hate jumping, any advice or tips would be very helpfull

At 11:52:19 on 25.02.10, CarolineP wrote:
Hi Karina23, the Flower Remedies could help you too. And do have a read through the many posts in this group where I give people advice on ways to improve their confidence. For instance, Calming Breathing and mental rehearsal could be good for you. Kind regards, Caroline
http://www.enjoyriding.com

At 06:51:38 on 04.03.10, RaeBerrie wrote:
hi there, i used to be scared of jjumping because i had a really bad fall at a comp and it scared me to pieces! but i now have my own horse and i have had stack of lessons on him but i hadnt really jumped untill me and my friends decided to have a jumping comp. one of my friends is a 3 star eventer (chantel) and another is an AMAZING jumper (tash), anyway, we had this comp called 'the power jump' where everyone pays 50cents a round, every round the jump goes up, and slowly people started getting out, eventually chantel, tash and i were left and then tash got out after a few rounds chantel ended up winning but the jump height she won on was 1.10 meetres! i didn't get over that one but i did make it over 1.05 metres! the thing that helped me was one of the instructors that was there just b4 i went over the very first jump reminded me 'lovely legs, lovely hands and look up' now when ever i jump i remember these words and i forget about the height of the jump. 'lovely legs (heels down and legs on), lovely hands (not pulling but not doing nothing) and look up' so anyone afraid of jumping just remember 'lovely legs, lovely hands and look up'!!

At 22:21:40 on 11.04.10, QuinnyQ wrote:
Im scared of jumping but soo desperate to start again i had my daughter a year ago and ever since i cry when faced with a fence and i dont know why? my mare also rushes fences so that doesn't help any advice and tips please!!

At 18:57:10 on 12.04.10, Run Rabbit Run wrote:
I have had many falls before, one resulting in having to be lifted to hospital in an air ambulance! But what I did when I was nervous was to find a pony/horse that I new could do it, watch a friend on the same pony/horse then try myself over a small cross pole slowly working it bigger, but always keeping it a cross pole.

At 22:08:24 on 13.04.10, dolly wrote:
i kinda have gotton over my fear of jumping. My friend needed a pair in a hunter trial and she pleaded with me to pair up with her, so i did and it was great just like old times. Im really glad i did coz i finished 4th out of 72 pairs. We flew around

At 22:33:35 on 13.04.10, NMH wrote:
Great! good for you, hope that stands as an inspiration to others too! The 4th place was the icing on the cake! Nice pic

At 07:41:15 on 14.04.10, Flicka wrote:
Great result on two counts!!