| If you're thinking about competing in hunter jumper A | | | | Roll Top |
| and B rated shows, you will want to do everything you | | | | Roll tops are made out of wood and can be found |
| can to be totally prepared. Not only do you need to be | | | | painted in a range of colors. However, horse shows |
| prepared, but your horse does as well, and that means | | | | generally have roll tops that are covered in a green |
| exposing them to as many show-type jumps as | | | | artificial grass. |
| possible. There is nothing worse than walking into the | | | | Flower and Brush Boxes |
| show ring and having your horse refuse at the very | | | | You should have plenty of flower and brush boxes |
| first jump. Even if you don't have a very spooky horse, | | | | with a variety of different colored artificial flowers for |
| it's a good idea to expose them to a wide range of | | | | each box. |
| jumps so you both know what to expect. Here are a | | | | Planks and Gates |
| few things jumps you should add to your training | | | | Planks and gates are great for filling out jumps and |
| arena. | | | | creating a different look for each obstacle. Make sure |
| Liverpool | | | | they are varied both in color and design. |
| A Liverpool is incredibly important to have at home if | | | | Once you have all of these additional jumps, |
| you plan on competing in jumpers or top-level | | | | remember to change them up regularly. You want |
| equitation. Even the most solid horses tend to take a | | | | your horse to see new jumps all the time, so by |
| hard look at water jumps. A good alternative to water | | | | changing boxes, rearranging the course and adding |
| is to have a blue tarp that you can spread out under | | | | new flowers, you are giving yourself the best chance |
| the jump. | | | | of doing well once you reach the show arena. On a |
| Brick Wall | | | | final note, remember to practice jumping very plain, |
| Brick walls are actually just wooden boxes painted to | | | | simple white fences too - sometimes those are the |
| look like bricks. The bright colors and solid features can | | | | spookiest! |
| sometimes be scary to horses. | | | | |