Kelsey Davis I know!!!!!

I think I see that to :/

Umm, seriously? A horse is supposed to bend at the neck. When there soft in the neck, they are soft in the rib cage. Aka they are controlled and it will be easier in to jump because they are supple.

Sarah Frieslander same

Where were you seeing this? It’s far better to bend at the neck anyway and continue the bend throughout the neck rather than just bend at the poll...

+Katies Channel Balance over jumps comes from balance on the flat. I would work on the flat to improve her balance, as well as jump short gymnastics to help her pace herself. Work on lifting her upper body through the jump with your legs and reins so she doesn't feel the need to fly over a jump to clear it; maybe stop just before a very low rail and then see if she can hop over it from a walk or standstill.

+Katies Channel Bounces work beautifully for that

Pretty sure she knows she still has to warm up and she's on camera so they have to film her at the best angle also you try moving a whole grid

it would be a sharper turn to go to the right because of where the grid is.

Try doing a tight circle before the jump it slows them down but also teaches them to listen to aids x

Okay thank you!:)x

Gemmaloves Rocky Jasmine probably has the best idea with doing a tight circle. There is a horse at my lesson barn who always rushes after landing from the first jump, and my trainer said he does it because he thinks speeding up will help him regain balance, when in reality slowing down would help him. I try to counterract that by moving my center of balance back slightly by leaning ever so slightly back to try to encourage him to slow down. Usually this is immensely helpful, although sometimes he is very willful and won't listen. XD

Gemmaloves Rocky I have the same problem. Try breaking the jumping up with flatwork. You can take a low X or cavaletti, and then take some circles, or throw in some halts. Sometimes your horse just needs to get out of the "jump go jump go" mentality. This method is immensely helpful for me. Also, if she is misbehaving, not just rushing, you can halt, back up, and keep working, or she might learn that misbehavior gets her out of the fence. When she does rush, don't give a reaction. Just calmly slow her down, and break up the jumping. Sorry for the long comment, but this is usually very helpful for me

Gemmaloves Rocky Sorry this is a late reply. My pony used to do exactly the same thing. It might sound really simple, but the key for me was to find the perfect balance between hand and leg for show jumping, to get the best quality canter I could. Another exercise you can do (which might be tricky at first, and don't do this is if your horse often stops), is to halt right before your fence. Start off coming into it at a trot, and halt right before. Repeat the exercise in a canter, do it about 3 times before going to jump the fence. Hopefully, your mare should listen to your leg and your cue to jump instead of rushing into the jump. You can also do this after the fence. As an alternate method, place 2 canter poles before and after your jump so your horse has to keep a steady stride before and after. If you're still having a rushing issue, I hope this'll help (:

I'm assuming "paces" are strides (:

+Samantha Chan The use of the term paces in this video; I am assuming is the human paces (1 stride of a human walk) between the fences. Because 6&1/2 (the example at the beginning) is similar to what a short one stride would be in a grid. :)

he is pacing him self he is in a pace, he is not in a working canter a working canter is a heavy canter thats getting ready to move into a gallop. he was pacing him self he was in a smooth paced canter :3

I meant Woodbridge

HAHAH YEEES !!!

Stephanie Jones its called collecting and we do it for many reasons 1.the horse naturally goes like that 2. To get control and 3. For looks

It also helps round their back along with helps them use their hind end more. In rounding their back and dropping their head the chances for things like swayback is drastically reduced.

Stephanie Jones I agree. I also ride western and the way she's pulling and not giving release for the horses head is quite bad. I want to learn English, but I won't keep my horses head to its chest.

The position is for the owners. It doesn't help them do anything because when you look and horses free jumping, you see that their head isn't touching their chest in that position. It's not kind to keep the form on the horses head. People do it because good looks helps you win in a competition.

Lily Tappin there is nothing natural about the position

Spurs don't hurt the horse and he's not in pain she just has a contact

He can actually 1:25 - 1:32 watch closely

He did one at 1:30...

He do it she probably doesn’t care right jow

Can't

No, an oxer is when the two poles are the same height either side, so it's sqaure if you like and a spread is when they are different heights.

+Felix Kenney Oh I thought an oxer was when the first pole is a cross and the back pole is straight

+4pawsand4hooves there are lots of different types of oxer such as: ascending, descending, parallel, square, triple bar, Swedish and hogsback

+4pawsand4hooves there are lots of different types of oxer such as: ascending, descending, parallel, square, triple bar, Swedish and hogsback

+The Bentley channel Yeah, a horse that is relaxed through the jaw, supple through the back, and willingly moving forward. He's in so much agony. He's slightly overbent but there's nothing painful about his way of going.

+TheJinxx Dinosaur you don't know horses then

The Bentley channel Do explain how the horse is in pain, oh superior one?

He is not in pain she has contact and if he's an eventing then he will do dressage as well, dressage horses are used to riding with a good contact she also said he had a competition the next day and didn't want to over jump him so if he was in pain he would not be competing.

Says someone who rides her horse in spurs just because "my trainer wants me to" and "if I don't bring them then she will put them on me anyway so to save trouble I will put them on" Save trouble? If you actually find something wrong with this video but wear spurs because "if i didn't bring them she would put some on me so why not"you have a highly impaired sense of judgement.