Mustangs wrote:Ok thanks! The horse is 6, we jump her around 3 lessons a week. Around 20-30 mins of jumping lessons and the rest is on flat and trail/dressage.We lunge her a few mins before riding and she has shoes. We only jump in the outdoor arena.
Is there any chance you could get a video of her? It would help a lot to know exactly what happens when she jumps.
It sounds to me like she just needs to be taught to be more balanced and land correctly. How high does she usually jump? I'd take her back to doing a lot of smaller jumps (cross rails, etc.) and make sure she can jump and land those perfectly before jumping any higher. You can also set up jumps one or two strides apart to make her really think about jumping correctly and balancing herself.
If she's almost falling over after every jump, there's something wrong with either the horse (since she's apparently sound, that's doubtful) or a hole in her training somewhere that needs to be addressed. Jumping high is fun, but if she's that off balance then it's incredibly dangerous for both her and anyone who rides her to continue jumping her.
It could also be the rider throwing her off balance. If you don't ride correctly over a jump, it can really throw off a horse and make them have to compensate for their rider's poor balance. Which is another reason why a video is so important, it could show that the rider is the one that needs work, not the horse.
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