At 20:12:04 on 13.07.10, XbrX wrote:
My horse loves to jump, soon as u turn her to the jump her ears are forward an she has an amazing jump and would jump anything but sometimes when were jumping, when it comes to landing she stops straight after the jump and puts her head down as if she is going to buck but she doesnt buck, ive realised that when i go over the jump i sometimes give her my rains and i dont know weather she looses ballance or something else but i have fallen of her a few times but im not sure how i can stop my self from giving her my rains, can anybody help, i would be very greatfull :)

At 22:37:31 on 13.07.10, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
Ok when you jump you need to keep your reins the same length but give with your hands a little bit on take off but by the time you land you should have a solid contact again. Also in the picture you are coming too far forward in the saddle as though you are in front of the movement, try not to stand out of your stirrups and lean forward but instead move with your horse pushing you hands forward slightly and moving with your hands, forward not upward. Also try to keep contact (even if very light) between you and your saddle as you need to be sat deep intop the saddle just before you land and on landing you need to sit up, collect your horse and push on again. It is something that comes with practice and most of us learn the hard way (by falling off countless times haha) x

At 23:05:56 on 13.07.10, kibby wrote:
i will agree there at that height you don't even need to get out of the saddle,move forward from your hips, and instead of throwing your reins you let your horse take them, and that horse will, she has a lovely shape and really stretches her neck.. on your landing think forward, if she stops as soon as she stops go again, dont think about anything as soon a she feels she is about to stop keep her going.. hope something in there actually made sense, its much easier to watch and help then just a piccy... do you have jumping instruction or even just a fairly experienced show jumping friend..

At 18:36:33 on 14.07.10, chrissie wrote:
was very interested in the opinions on the jumping picture, so heres one of me & magic, please be honest, no offence will be taken.!

At 20:23:16 on 14.07.10, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
For the size of the jump you have pretty much got your position spot on, the only thing is you lower leg looks to have swung back a little bit (whether it is angle i don't know). My instructor used to stand at the side of a jump and bark out things like "keep that lowwer leg still, let your hands soften, blah blah blah" lol but god it helped! I was always taught keep your legs in the same posistion and move from the hip upwards so you are ready to use your legs again when you land :)

At 23:19:25 on 14.07.10, kibby wrote:
Chrissie that is the only crit i think you could get on that photo.. and your leg hasnt even gone back that far.. your heels are down, you are looking up and you are following his mouth.. Lovely jump!

At 18:02:29 on 15.07.10, chrissie wrote:
thanks a lot for your comments, I agree with you about my legs, wasnt sure if I looked stiff as I have a bad back & athritis in neck, knees, hands, well just about all over really.! so its good to know it dosnt look obvious.!this next picture is another of my favorites.

At 20:44:03 on 15.07.10, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
On that pic your leg looks in a great position lol :D and i know the feeling i have a broken rib i have never let heal and it kills me when i go faster than a trot or when i jump but i don't care! Riding is a great pain killer!

At 00:39:47 on 16.07.10, kibby wrote:
you'd never guess it chrissie! you two look like you make a great team!

At 00:42:42 on 16.07.10, kibby wrote:
crissie to make you feel good, your legs dont look like this.. Ah the early days!