Once your comfortable jumping the original height of the gymnastics, you can just raise them a little bit. What we'll do is raise the last three fences one hole. Raising the jumps increases the difficulty for your horse, requires them to be even more...
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In equestrian sport, jumps that are spaced closely together and are intended to be ridden in a certain order are called gymnastic grids, or grid work. This can include jumps with one stride in between, two strides or none. Poles on the ground can also be...
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Today we'll be talking about jumping a gymnastic line. Gymnastics are a great way to strengthen and increase the adjust ability of your horse. You want to make sure that when setting a gymnastic line, you consider your horses capabilities and the level...
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Safety is the utmost concern when riding horses. Whether at a competition or practicing at your home stable, safety is always paramount. When jumping, a horse is supposed to tuck his knees and lower legs high up near his head and neck as he goes over the...
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Once you've mastered walking, running and bouncing on stilts, you'll want to start mastering the art of jumping on stilts. After all, that's the kind of stilts they are: jumping stilts.
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