jumping exercise

Preparing to jump combinations

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This exercise allows one to approach combinations with confidence; therefore, I strongly recommend it for preparing young horses and riders with little experience.

Niveau de difficulté:

Débutant

Goal:

This exercise allows one to approach combinations with confidence; therefore, I strongly recommend it for preparing young horses and riders with little experience.

The 50 centimetre cross-poles regulate the horse’s stride and allow the following fences to be approached always in the same rhythm and with the same quality canter. The oxer will be easy to raise, because the problem of the distances involved are solved: in fact, there is no other choice except to put in one stride between the first and the second fence, and 2 strides between the second and the third.
With less experienced riders it is advisable to place a distance pole (at 2.50 metres or 3 metres) in front of the exercise.

Progress:

The horse :
Having a calm and regular-paced horse is a fundamental condition for correctly approaching the line.

The rider :
It is crucial to remain calm, and to use one’s wide-angle vision. Enter the exercise at a “schooling” canter (or, if you prefer, a working canter) and take care to maintain the same quality in your canter after the line, by imagining that there is a very large oxer to be jumped further ahead. You must of course remember to ‘go with’ your horse and move your hands forward to follow the jump when approaching the last fence.

Variant / Progression:

The cross-poles placed at the entrance of the exercise can be kept and
easily put up to a height of about 1 m.
The height of the vertical will depend on the level of the horse and the rider.
The oxer, on the other hand, can be raised because it never usually presents a problem, especially when placed at the end of a line. All this on condition that the fences are raised progressively and that the horse is well rewarded every time it jumps the line correctly.

Number of times the exercise should be ridden :
Repeat a maximum of 3 or 4 times

Théma:

Keywords:

approach strides jumping

In control of the horse

Cours associés

Cours associés:

Control in combinations

Preparing for lines and combinations

Miniature cours associés:

Control the quality of the horse canter

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What is important here is to be capable of maintaining a regular working canter while approaching, in between fences and after landing (...)

Niveau de difficulté:

Débutant

Goal:

This exercise allows the rider to control the quality of the horse’s canter:
. In 5 strides, he is cantering correctly
. In 6 strides, the canter is too collected
. In 4 strides, the strides are too long: work again on controlling the pace on the flat.

Young horses, of course, find it more difficult to shorten their canter.
In this case the rider must be less demanding and should initially establish 4 strides as his objective.

The horse
In all jumping exercises, the more the horse’s canter is round, elevated and obedient, the better the jump will be.

The rider
What is important here is to be capable of maintaining a regular working canter while approaching, in between fences and after landing. To succeed in this, ride from a distance “as if” preparing to halt after the first fence. Thus, the horse will understand that the distance is a short one. When within the line, keep your basic seat and maintain the same pace at all costs. Certain horses tend to lengthen their stride when landing after the first cross-pole, and shorten when approaching the second one. Others will do the opposite. It is up to you to keep the canter regular at all times, obtaining stride lengths that are as constant as possible.
Ride the exercise in both directions with a minimum of 3 strides in a straight line before the first fence and after landing after the second one. Once again remember your centred position!

Progress:

Solving a few problems
Riders who tend to turn quickly when landing after the second fence often “twist the horse” over the jump. Oblige your horse to remain on the line’s median axis and to jump in the middle of fences, and above all use your wide-angle vision.

If the strides are irregular, you can improve matters by using distance poles to mark each stride between the two cross-pole fences.

Cutting corners while approaching: place 2 skittles or poles forming a corridor in front of and behind the fence (10 metres before and 10 metres after the end of the line) to oblige the rider to approach and exit the exercise in a straight line.

Number of times the exercise should be ridden
This line can be jumped between 10 and 15 times in the course of one session, on condition that the horse will not have to work very hard afterwards.

Variant / Progression:

There is no progression in the height of the fences. One searches above all for progression in the quality of the canter and pace control.

Théma:

Keywords:

approach strides jumping

In control of the horse

Cours associés

Cours associés:

Constant rhythm and a cadenced canter

The quality canter

Improving the quality of the canter

Miniature cours associés:

Learn how to count your strides

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Abonné

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The goal of this exercise is to vary the number of strides between two cavalettis. The ideal is to have a balanced canter in the entry zone, so it’s important to adjust the canter from afar to attain the contracted number of strides determined beforehand.

Niveau de difficulté:

Intermédiaire

Goal:

Progress:

You can start with a contract of 8 strides, and then increase the amplitude for 7 strides, then 6...

The horse
The regularity of the paces - necessarily learned while training on the flat - must be maintained when riding over poles on the ground. The same applies for the possible variations of the canter: lengthening and shortening the stride.

The rider
During this exercise, the rider must concentrate on the quality of the canter when approaching from a distance, throughout the exercise and also when landing after the last fence. One may or may not allow the horse to change legs; what is most important is to remain straight and jump the poles or fences in the middle. In doing this, be as precise as when riding a dressage test.

Variant / Progression:

There is no change in the height of the fences. One is above all looking for improvement in the quality of the canter and in controlling the cadence. It is instead possible to vary the number of strides between the fences or poles on the ground to verify the rider’s ability to control his horse’s speed – such as riding over the first pole at 10 km/h and the second at
20 km/h maintaining a constant speed while approaching. In the same frame of mind, repeat the exercise doing the opposite: riding over the first pole at 20 km/h and the second at 10 km/h.

Lesson:

Solving a few problems :
If the strides are irregular: you can improve matters using poles on the ground to mark each stride between the first and the last poles.
If corners are cut while approaching the line, place 2 skittles or poles at
the take-off and landing points forming a corridor (10 metres before and
10 metres after the line) and make yourself approach and canter on after the exercise in a straight line.

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