Category Archives for "Show Jumping"

How to train the horse to be careful and respect the front rail.

Here is the safe,easy answer to teach the horse to rock back instead of the old fashioned approach of throwing the heights up quickly.

How to improve your Show-jumping rounds.

Staying focussed on the important things in the ring is the secret to success as is your preparation.

How to improve your horses jump by trotting the vertical.

Trotting the vertical encourages the horse to use strength not speed to push up not forward over his jumps.

How to stop your horse running off fences.

Opening the hand to stop the horse running off is often the first response but it’s not the correct solution.

A grid to improve confidence and focus.

Kirstin teaches you another great grid to get the horses sharp and athletic.

Jumping a skinny to train your horse to focus.

Kirstin teaches you another great grid to get the horses sharp and athletic.

The double bounce grid.

Kirstin teaches you another great grid to get the horses sharp and athletic.

How to find the correct jumping canter.

Kirstin explains how the canter affects the distance and how to check whether you have the right sized canter.

How to make the canter more adjustable with canter poles.

Kirstin explains why its so important to ride canter poles. This exercise is a perfect exercise for improving the riders eye as well as making the horse more adjustable.

How to ride Flying changes for jumpers.

Kirstin shows how to teach a horse to do flying changes , the fast,easy way.