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[pia]

Levi has rainrot and were treating it but would it help if he stayed in or was out in a muddy pasture?

[Tyki-Pon]

Levi has rainrot and were treating it but would it help if he stayed in or was out in a muddy pasture?

bring him in. If i remember correctly, rainrot is from not getting enough cleanings, and being in mud. Also Listerine works wonders on rainrot

[Bearsy <3]

I really need some help!
Well, I've been having some trouble with my jumping. It's a long story and I don't want to bore everyone, so basically I just need some tips on improving my jumping. I especially need help on getting a good approach and take off, how to get more energy and how to try and stop my horse from running out or refusing.
I posted a while back, but no-one replied, but I've really been put down and don't feel that good about jumping much any more, so I'm being put on a new horse and I'd just really appreciate some advice :]
Thanks.

Well first you should have a nice forward pace approching the jump. Forward, not meaning fast, just meaning a "bouncy" nice big canter. I guess you could also say you need impulse. That is really vital in getting a good takeoff. If you pace isn't forward you may end up chipping or knocking a rail. Also look over the jump, not at it. Dropping your eye encourages refusuals and run outs. Remember to make big turns too. Once I got in trouble by making a smaller turn and ended up knocking a rail. So use your ring well. Also keep your leg on your horse!! That is huge in discouraging refusals. If your leg isn't on and your not pushing your horse forward than you will have a refusal. Also remember to give your horse his head over jumps -- release! If you're jumping a coursee and you constantly catch your horse in his mouth he might refuse or do something nasty. I have seen videos of such things happen before ;D Good luck jumping! Just remember to be confident!! Have fun too ^^

Definitely agree with all of this. c;
I used to take super sharp turns when I rode Jock regularly, but he's 13.2-14hh-ish and looooves jumping, so he'd pretty much take you over no matter how you approached it and if you went wrong he'd just be like, "dude, please. 'mme show you how it's done :|". I don't think I've ever seen him refuse or run out, haha. c':
Anyway, point is, I still think big striding horses like Chester and Obbie can make the same tight turns as Jock, which they can't. Not only does it confuse them ["wait, I can't get over the jump from here! Why are we going past it? D:"] but it's not a good habit to get into if you're eventually going to work on courses with other jumps in the way and specific lines you need to take/land on.

Make sure, especially with a lazy horse, that you keep your leg on the whole way; extra kicks as you turn in to your jump are a must. Dodger is a slug pretty much 99% of the time and just lollops along, so I have to really boot him on the approach because if I take one hand off the reins to give him a slap he'll run out to the other side before I can get them back and pull him on course again.
With my long whip he becomes annoyingly responsive and the slightest movement of my wrist to tap him is suddenly listened to and he's all "lol did you say turn away? Okay :B".

Update on moi: rode Obbie last week but he was on edge like I've never seen before. :/ The horses in the field set him off because one was going crazy, to the extent that my instructor called up to the office to ask someone to take them in. Luckily after that they calmed down, but the weather was still pretty crummy and Obbie just was not listening to me properly. He seemed distracted and I was nervous because of his antics [he kept prancing around while I was trying to get the mounting block near like Chester when he's in a funny mood; in the end we just put the left stirrup down so I could hop on from the ground] so started hunching forward.
I didn't even realise I was leaning until my instructor kept telling me to sit back when asking for canter, but I just kept tensing up and couldn't do it. So yeah, not the best lesson really. :c

Then tomorrow's lesson is cancelled because I've got tonsillitis or something again and my mum wants me to have another day resting [been off school since Wednesday] before the Windsor Horse Show. I'd rather miss a lesson than the show, because I can just ride next week, but we've got our tickets for the show and I've been every year for what, the whole time I've been riding? Seven years?
Here's hoping this all clears up in time for Sunday so I'll be all better for the show. c:

[west ,]

Thanks Bearsy!
I'm actually quite excited for riding BJ again. He's a great pony and fabulous jumper { he doesn't look like one though because he's a tubby welsh cob :3 } but he is the sort of horse that younger kids are put on, that aren't really complete beginners but not too experienced yet, so he hasn't really had the chance to go higher.
Apparently, BJ was jumping three foot courses with his previous sharer, but I really miss riding Chino :c I might get a go on him in the free ride at the end if the day :p

[ShoR.]

YES! YES! YES! I Love, and ride horses!
I ride MANY different kinds of horses but the top 3 horses I ride are: Family Jewel, he is a flea-bitten grey purebred Polish Arabian gelding and he LOVES to jump he is 18 and still easily jumps 3'6" the highest I have jumped on him though is 2'9", I also ride a beautiful Arabian Stallion named Romeo's Bourbon Street he has a gorgeous bay coat, he is 7 years old and is the sire of 4 babies at our ranch and he has a long black flowing mane and I have jumped him 3 foot I love and I'M IN LOVE WITH STALLIONS! The other main horse that I ride is a big (compared to my Arabians that I ride:p) 17.1 hand purebred Hanoverian mare named Freedrika. She is dapple grey and just stunning she is the one that I am moving up on and the highest I have jumped with her is a 3'3" oxer. A couple of the other horses I like to ride are: Diamond sparkle---purebred Danish Warm-blood with a flaxen coat, Krispy Kreme---Saddlebred/Arabian with a beautiful paint coat, and The Barrone---He is a purebred Polish Arabian he is black with a white star on his forehead and one white front cornet band:)

[ShoR.]

Well have you ever heard of "half halts" that's when you pull back on the reins just a little bit less then a full stop because sometimes when you pull back like you trying to stop the horse from going fast they can just grab hold of the bit and take off again and keep in mind if your in a tug'o'war contest with a horse or even a pony I think you can guess who would win that one....half halts tell the horse that you are serious but your not aggravating the horse by constantly pulling. Another thing you could do is try and 'bend' the horse depending on what lead your horse or pony is on thats the way you 'bend' them...unless of course the horse doesnt really know what that is then sometimes that just makes them go faster anyway. Or if its a really big problem I suggest you lunge your horse before you him or her to get an bucks or major energy he has out hope it helps if you have more questions feel free to p.m. me

[psychodrama]

Well have you ever heard of "half halts" that's when you pull back on the reins just a little bit less then a full stop because sometimes when you pull back like you trying to stop the horse from going fast they can just grab hold of the bit and take off again and keep in mind if your in a tug'o'war contest with a horse or even a pony I think you can guess who would win that one....half halts tell the horse that you are serious but your not aggravating the horse by constantly pulling. Another thing you could do is try and 'bend' the horse depending on what lead your horse or pony is on thats the way you 'bend' them...unless of course the horse doesnt really know what that is then sometimes that just makes them go faster anyway. Or if its a really big problem I suggest you lunge your horse before you him or her to get an bucks or major energy he has out hope it helps if you have more questions feel free to p.m. me

Actually half halting is just one rein. The Outside rein.

I have been doing more Flying Changes today, And Casper has being responding almost instantly. I always knew he was great at dressage, seeing as my victory within my first few days with him. But not THIS good. Still amazed we can both do it. But I love it and I'm having great fun. He is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I love him dearly. Thinking of hacking out on My horse Casper tommorow and go for a good gallop/Canter/Trot up this hill. So that will be cool.

Finally the puddles are going down seeing as my special horse has issues with puddles. HE also fell over today, bless him, He was nomming on some grass and I gave a gentle tug on the leadrope to move him out of the way. So as he moved he continued to graze, and suddenly, he just fell down to his knees! But carried on eating . I checked him all out and got my instructor to do so to so I am glad he was fine

[the force awakens.]

Who rides English? I do. I'm only a intermediate rider (as of last year, when I last rode) but right now, English riding sounds cool for an intermediate rider.
Otherwise, my grandmother owns a horse farm (where I ride) and I have a horse, Sam's Blazing Star, or Sissy. She has the same Date Of Birth (yes, really.)

I wanted to know this: What do you do in English? Meaning, what activites do you do in English?

[Verdana]

I ride dressage, mainly. I do a bit of informal jumping, the occasional outride and a bit of cross-country when the occasion demands, but I love dressage. Going to try some performance riding at my next show.

[Hime]

People, don't forget to use your seat when doing halt/half halt. Usually when I do a half halt it's seat and slightly both reins, 'cause if I mostly use one rein Heta will easily start to bend that way. Though my instructor has told people if they need to slow down a bit they should use outside rein more. But I'm no instructor so I can't say why she has said so sometimes, when normally she just asks people to slow down a bit.

I do gaits, as I own a five gaited Icelandic, and simply ride for fun. That would mean basic flat working on the arena and to balance it out, trail riding to keep my horse sane. I might get into dressage bit more at somepoint, if they would start organizing more dressage competitions specifically for Icelandics, and I would also like to try small jumps with Heta. I've jumped a bit before, maybe somewhere around 2ft at highest(one girld said it might have been 2'7"), but I'm not sure if Heta has jumped before.