Jonathan teaches this group lesson beginning with gymnastic exercises to clarify skills for jumping courses. The first exercise consists of trot poles, then a leg yield away, turning back to a line with take-off and landing rails for a small X, leg yielding again to a change if needed, then circling. The emphasis is on straightness, accurate leg yields, and the right pace and length of stride. He later adds a small oxer one stride after the X.
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Gymnastics for Jumping | Johnathan Ho...
The next exercise consists of a vertical and an oxer five strides apart. They start by jumping each element as a single fence and then combining the two while adding a stride in between. Jonathan has them concentrate on rideability, pace and straightness.
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Part 3: The riders each jump around the course while Ian observes and then discusses their riding and their horse, with each of them. One rider's horse almost jumps an additional jump when she's slow to react, providing Ian an opportunity to remind her about the importance of her eye in setting t...
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Gymnastics for Jumping | Johnathan Ho...
With an interesting variety of horses in this lesson, Jonathan Holling creates great gymnastic exercises to warm up for course work. Watch for how to adjust for the young horse, the experienced horse and the very forward horse.
