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My Life As A Country Girl same with my horse, your not alone

Lol thanks! That's western pleasure I suppose lol!!

Hi De Visvana! Great questions! So here's what I would personally do... take it SLOW for him. When your horse is afraid of something do not make it even more stressful for him by pushing him to jump. Begin with just hand walking ground polls, then lunging over them, to then riding over them. When jumping a horse you want them to find it fun, not scary (that's when people get hurt). Reward him for going over the ground polls when just hand walking (either through praise, treats, anything that makes him feel happy and safe with you). Until both of you are confident over ground polls, do not push jumping. Also, are you leasing this horse or just riding? I would double check with his owner if they are okay with you starting him over jumps, as there could be a reason (either physical or mental) behind him being afraid of jumps (which is always good to know when beginning teaching a horse to jump). Riding is not a race... it is a sport that you craft throughout your life. Just take things slow and be patient If you have anymore questions feel free to message me through UA-cam or through my instagram page @reckless_rider (I'm on instagram a lot more, so i'll get back to you much quicker). Best of luck!!!

Hi Emily! So this is a common problem with horses who lack forward. Did you start your horse over a ground poll/ polls in the canter before attempting to jump him over a fence in the canter? Also, how high are you starting him? Is it a vertical or a xrail?

@@brookehurst3380 My horse just canters over the jump and its like 1.5ft tall(by this I mean that he doesn't pick up his feet like a horse that knows how to jump). Is putting the jump higher going to teach him how to jump or what do you suggest for me to do.

i love a long mane too but thats how long they should be in the show world

Hi Eliza! When he was showing often I kept his mane short, but now that he is not showing anymore his mane is super long. Most of my horses manes are long except for the ones I show. I try to keep them as natural as possible, but most disciplines (when showing) requires a short mane.

Hi Michelle! I love a long mane too! They look beautiful! Too bad the show world just isn't there yet!

Thank you!!

Hi Leila, my advice for that would either be to stretch your hamstrings so that you can easily life your leg to the stirrup, or to length the stirrup (if you ride english) so that you can reach the stirrup and then adjust them once you are on your horse. You can use it at your own discretion, as this does not work for everyone. It might for you though! Hope this helps :)

I know this is a super old comment but I was told you lengthen the stirrups a few holes

Hi Caitlin. Great question. I typically cut my western pleasure horses mane because I am able to get a cleaner look when I band him for the western pleasure ring. Typically pulling the mane is better/ preferred for the hunters/jumpers because they are braided vs. the western pleasure horses that are banded. How that helps! :)

Great!! Hope everything works out for you! Feel free to contact me on either youtube or instgram @reckless_rider if you need any advise! :)

Thank you!!

LOL! Yeah my two of my other horses have done that with me, that's why I almost always start with just two poles... they eventually learn hahaha!

Thank you! :)

Brooke Hurst You're welcome!

Hi there. If you watch the whole video you will see the progression of how you get to jumping a vertical. As I say in the end before I jump the largest vertical that you must have the flat work and then the crossrail work down before advancing onto a (small and then gradually onto a larger) vertical jump.

Thank you!!

Glad you found it helpful :)

In my opinion, for sure! I believe that this gives your horse something to focus on, while also encouraging him to straighten out in order properly get over each pole. Hope this helps!

Yh i was thinking the same... alright then thanks. :)

No problem! :)

Typically I apply a little bit of pressure when going over verticals in order to maintain good equitation. However, I make sure that my horse has an ample amount of forward before going over the jumps so that I do not have to "push" him over the jump. If your horse does not have forward prior to jumping, I would not advise jumping him quite yet. Hope this helps!

+JolyWoup17 Thank you! I plan to be more active on both UA-cam and Instagram (@reckless_rider) now :)

Yay! I've just started to follow you on Instagram :D Follow me back maybe?? <3

Sure! What's your IG name?

Brooke Hurst @jolywoup17

Great! I'll go follow you now :)

Thanks!

Thank you! :)

Thank you so much! <3

Glad you found it helpful! :)

You are so sweet! Thank you so much :) <3

Thanks you so much! Yes you're completely right, I do need to post more! It's so hard to be constant with a busy schedule :/ (time to make it a priority though)! Thank you for the encouraging words too :)

Thank you!!!

Thank you very much!

Thank you!

Great! Let me know how it goes and if they help at all :)

Thanks! I'll sub back :)