How to Get Your Horse to Jump Higher and Slower - Gymnastics is the Answer

If you have ever been around a competitive levelbecome better and better.
jumping event you are very familiar with the amazingGymnastics is a simple and very low cost addition to
height and beautiful positioning of horse and rider overyour jumping routine that will achieve all the goals listed
incredibly challenging obstacles and jumps. This is oftenabove. By placing ground poles, short jumps and
the image that all equestrians strive for but find veryobstacles specific distances from each other the
difficult to obtain. Most riders find it challenging enoughhorse, and rider too, are forced to focus on balance
to simply collect and position themselves and theirand position to hit the pole or jump correctly aligned. It
horse for a successful jump, much less worry aboutalso allows the horse to gain confidence in his or her
the actual style of the jump itself.foot position and allows them to reposition their weight
It may surprise you to find out that one of the keys toon the move for a more effective jump.
developing the high, slow jump so beautiful to watch isIn most basic terms gymnastics allows the horse to
not specifically in just more jumping practice. It isactually shift or rock back on his or her haunches,
certainly not to continue to increase the height of theproviding more impulsion and launching the horse higher.
jump in an effort to increase performance either. InThis in turn allows the speed to and over the jump to
reality the best way to help your horse jump higherbe more controlled, since the horse isn't scrambling to
and slower is to increase their control, balance, flexibility,try to make the jump. The centeredness of the rider
position and centeredness both going into the jump,through gymnastics helps to establish the cues that
impulsion and the landing. With increasing athletic abilityhelp the horse in the arena for those beautiful, showy
and mental focus on the jump your horse can and willjumps.