Jumper in need of huge help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Horsebabe92]

My horse rushes over every fence you point him at and I can't get him
to slow down. WHAT DO I DO? :confused: :confused: :confused: :eek:

[PeppiPoni]

Have you tried of a pulley reign? i would. if you havem naybe halt him before the jumps so that he slows down. then pick up a canter and halt if he speeds up. If that doesn;t work, sorry i can't help you any more til i think of something! hope it helps!

[pasch15]

go back to lots of grids
5 x bounces one right ofter the other. they get the picture after about 3 times of flailing through it. and when you do single fences just trot.

[PeppiPoni]

Tell lme if it works to know if I should tell anyone else that tip. Thanks!

[Timezawastin']

Do u wear spurs?!?!?!?! If u do, take them off NOW!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek: If not i have no clue what to do.

[SilensFatuus]

could try controlled jumping.
Put a x-jump.
Trot towards it...steadily.
Halt about 4 strides between it
After about 5 seconds ask for trot over the jump
Half 4 strides after the jump.
Dont worry if your horse rushes at first just keep trying!
Had some interesting results first time I tried this...lets just say my ponay was not impressed!

[dakota_pf]

how old is your horse...maybe you should try lunging him in a round pen before you ride him(lunge him with the tack on) :D

[PeppiPoni]

I hope atleast one of the suggestions helps!

[northwesten]

My horse rushes over every fence you point him at and I can't get him
to slow down. WHAT DO I DO? :confused: :confused: :confused: :eek:


ok now best way i would deal with this is one take ur spurs off. that doesnt help as it may be rushing him with ur legs. Secound i would do some work as in setting up poles on the floor with no wings. This will help in training the horse to have a good pass and strip. If he knock them dont worry he so learn not to rush. Another way is when i have a fence up i ride like i was going to it but turn away on a cycle. *sorry sorry here*

another is when he seems to get the idea not to rush instead of approaching him at a distance make it short aproach so it doesnt give him time to think lets run and also i would place a pole in front too so he take off better.

atm i away from my computer and i would show u digrams but atm i cant.

also sit back until that last moment because i know hunter learn forward but when u doing that ur moving ur weight foreward there for he would rush. u know?

anyhow talk to me later if u wish

Pete

[PoniPink]

about the pully rein that was stated.. i totally agree... my trainers went to a george morris clinic and he taught that in the clinic as a solution! another thing is se sawing really hard to break the jaw lock that he has on the bit, this might sound harsh but maybe a yank or two might snap him into shape for the moment... halting in between lines, o and also have somebody walk in front of the fence as you are going to it... it backs horses off normally, ponles in front of the fence to adjust his stridee help too!

[JanesEyes]

the only thing about see sawing, although that is a good way to break the lock, just be careful not to rely on it as it can form a hard mouth whihc isnt fun

[pony hunters 101]

What is your trainer saying about this?

For the person that said to make the horse stop in front of the jump, I dont agree with. All you are teaching the horse to stop in front of the jump and that is a hard habit to get a horse of of. What you need to do is set up a small cross rail at one end of the ring. Canter up to it and whenever you feel the horse speed up circle and come again to it but switch up what direction you turn. Make sure you dont start cantering it until you have the horse slow at the trot.

I dont think that you should do the see saw at the level that I am thinking you are at. I am not sure since I have never met you or seen you ride but from the way you present yourself and such I dont think you should do the see saw. It can cause riders pulling in the horses mouth and will do nothing to help, it will only hurt.

[Comanchegurl14]

I am a major believer in getting any and ALL horses to collect their heads. That requires them to get off the bit enough that you can teach them to collect their heads. I tought my jumping horse to collect his head and he started to take the jumps better and collect better and his performance became so much better!!! Anyway, I'd show you how to do it but my mom sent her video camera with my older brother on a trip. I think her regular camera does take 2 or 3 minute videos, if so maybe I could do that. It might only take 30 second videos though....

[ToujoursLesBelles]

I am a major believer in getting any and ALL horses to collect their heads. That requires them to get off the bit enough that you can teach them to collect their heads. I tought my jumping horse to collect his head and he started to take the jumps better and collect better and his performance became so much better!!! Anyway, I'd show you how to do it but my mom sent her video camera with my older brother on a trip. I think her regular camera does take 2 or 3 minute videos, if so maybe I could do that. It might only take 30 second videos though....


collecting their heads helps a lot, because your horse might be rushing because he doesnt feel balanced...and when you collect a horse's head youre forcing them to look at the jump, process what theyre doing, and think about how to do it right...

another thing you can try is doing big or small circles all around the jump/course you have set up and keep them going nicely on the flat, then point them to the jump..if they continue nicely toward the jump, take them over, but if they dont then pull them to the side and get them calmed down and listening again...
i had to do both of these with my horse when we taught her to jump...

good luck!

[theprancingpony]

i agree with the person who said go back to gridwork. i think your horse is just excited and gets off balance, too, so getting him to collect and round out would probably help too, but i think grids first.