Great results take time. Do the groundwork, start small, and build your horse’s confidence (Image by Oz Shotz).
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one of us liked lockdowns. But they did give a lot of people a lot more time to spend with
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their horses. Let’s hope you’ve been using your time wisely!
Being progressive
Looking back at our January/February 2021 issue, we finished our series on lunging by talking about jumping on the lunge. This is a really beneficial step when teaching your young horse to jump. Or, if you have an older horse who’s new to jumping, or a horse having problems with jumping, then you should go back to that step.
While we were in lockdown last year, we looked at jumping on the lunge. Now with those days hopefully behind us, CHARLIE BRISTER dives into Part One of his two part series on teaching young horses to jump.
Jumping on the lunge: a brief recap Set up for success – think about how to make it as easy as possible for the horse. Start small and be progressive.