i ride a lovely showjumping pony at my riding school. every time i jump i land on his neck i dont know why ive even ended up on his bum before this doesnt happen with other horses i jump higher then that now i dont really like jumping with him. Although when we do extended trot and things like that i love this horse. I now its all my fault i land on his neck but is there anything i can do I actually am starting to dislike jumping because ive fallen off him although ive fallen off many times: (. also when i start trotting my feet slide forward in the stirrups no matter how hard i push my heels down it sucks i get really mad cause i dont know what to do.: Pplease help
Heya! I had the same problem with a little school pony too. He was pretty fun to ride, but when it came to jumping ... ohhhh boy! I just could not get the hang of him! I repeatedly would fall onto his neck. I know exactly what you mean. My trainer really helped me jump him fine!!
I would be suggesting, that maybe the horse is making the jump higher then it should be. Since he is a pony, he has to jump a bit higher to get himself over the jump .. but since you can jump higher, then I don 't think its very likely that this is the case!!
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As In my case, the problem was, that I was just not going fast enough. I was going into a too slow of a canter before the jump, the pony REALLLLY had to work hard to get over it, which was causing the jump to be VERY uncomfortable for both of us! Maybe this is your case too! If it is, try speeding him up before the jump, so he gets max momentum so he can FLY over the jump, instead of having to push himself (and throw YOU !) over the jump.
Maybe this is NOT the case though, and maybe he IS going fast enough! Then I would have to say, that every horse has a different type of feel to jumping! Maybe you are not leaning forward fast enough. My trainer counted "one , two, three, NOW! "to when I should lean forward. That reallly helped!!
I hope my advice IS useful to you, and that I was of some assistance! Happy jumping! <3 (:
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I always land on the horses neck and im now nervous what do i do?
This sounds like you are not using your legs as you jump but are moving with the momentum of the jump and you are losing your balance!
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This is actually quite dangerous and you really need to stop Jumping Immediately!
Grids and jumping without stirrups, working on your flatwork, and doing an exercise routine will all help you. It might be he has more jump and jumps different than the other horse you are used to and that is why you only have trouble on him.
You're really not giving any detail here. A video of this would be helpful, or even an explanation of your jumping technique.
It pretty much sounds like you're getting too much in front of his center of motion when he jumps, though. Of course, without more detail, I could be totally wrong. I recommend working small jumps with him, focusing on your position and release.
As to your stirrups problem, you're probably holding your legs too far forward. Work without stirrups and get feedback from someone. You need to be a able to have a straight vertical line connecting your head, hip, and heel. When you have that consistently without stirrups, try using stirrups again.
It sounds like your nervous, and now anticipating him. Being left and tossed can make you timid quickly, it's not fun nor pleasant to end up infront or behind the saddle. Some ponies will pop jumps if they are too small and that makes it difficult for a rider not used to them or timid.
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Try going back a few steps. Ask your instructor for a 2 foot jump .. or something that he will have to JUMP and not pop over. Making a jumping chute along a wall will help keep him on course and the teacher can make sure he goes forward, then you can concentrate on your position. Get up in two point just like when you were first learning, grab some mane (or better yet, put a leather around his neck and grab that for security) and stay there through the entire jump. Approach. Take off. Mid air. Landing and the departure. Bring your irons up a hole from where your at now. when nervous people tend to clamp down with their knees and that causes their foot to slid forward, raising the irons helps with that.
