At 15:34:48 on 17.03.11, luvtoride12 wrote:
Pilgrim always chips in at jumps the first time you jump them in a course, but my coach says if i push him enough, he won't the second time we do it, but i pushed him, and he didnt chip, but I'm worried if we are showing, he is going to every jump, and refuse, because my friend used to lease him, and had a hard time getting him over a 2'6 jump, and I'll be doing a 2'6 course, but i really love him, and want to work hard, and help him stop. What should i do? Thanks, Chloe. :)

At 22:34:35 on 17.03.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
Well i would say since it was the 2'6 jump he didn't like maybe it is just too big for him? Or maybe it is all you or whoever is riding expects a refusal and so he refuses, 9 times out of 10 if you think the horse will jump the jump and you have faith and are enjoying yourself the horse will jump the jump as long as it is within his limitations, as for chipping i have never heard that term before lol so i am intted in what it actually means :)

At 09:06:17 on 18.03.11, kibby wrote:
hey jess, chipping is when they put in a short stride before a jump even when they don't need to... Luvtoride12 your instructor is right. You need to put your legs on really strong when you are at the spot you want to take off. But you also need to think where are you asking the horse to jump from. Maybe your expecting him to jump from to far away. Get a video camera so you can watch it back. Chipping is often just a sign of nerves from your horse.. Good luck :)

At 22:07:49 on 18.03.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
ahhh lol we just call it wrong striding and gren does it sometimes but three strides out i half halt and put my leg on to wake him up and he ususally meets it perfectly it sounds like you need to ride the actual jump more not just the approach... if that makes sense? lol

At 00:25:00 on 19.03.11, ToriSilverson wrote:
aw i hate it when that happens, charlie will do it at a show sometimes if something has happened to make him lose confidence a bit, like one time it was a slip going into the first jump, another time was a horse running into us warming up. i agree with kibby, check and make sure you are getting the take off point right and then you just have to give him the confidence, be determined and sure of yourself and it will pass on to your horse :) o and make sure you are looking up and ahead! looking down will cause your horse to look down and possibly put the extra stride in.

At 14:22:37 on 20.03.11, luvtoride12 wrote:
thank you all for the advice. :) yesterday he was pretty fresh, so he barely chipped at all, and i realized that he mostly chips at smaller jumps, and my coached wanted me to show the barn owner what me and Pilly could do, so we jumped 2'6", then 2'9", and he didn't chip once! I actually gained alot of confidence doing that, so apparently we might do 3ft childrens hunter! :o

At 03:04:05 on 21.03.11, kibby wrote:
Good work.. just make sure you take it steady and don't push yourself too far.. But a lot of horses do prefer bigger jumps.. mine wont perform under 1.05m if its smaller she just thinks its silly..

At 23:01:58 on 23.03.11, luvtoride12 wrote:
oh my. :) Pilly will not trot jumps. he either refuses it, or will canter, and if i try to stop him, he refuses. ;P

At 01:53:01 on 28.03.11, kibby wrote:
how is pilly going? still working towards your 3ft hunter classes??

At 20:28:47 on 30.03.11, Natasha wrote:
Personally, I suggest start lower jumping then work your way up/