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hi everyone and welcome to bio equestrian today we're going to talk about jumping for the first time it doesn't matter how we understand first whether it's the horses first the Riders

first or the first after a break it will be about what to demand from the horse what to demand from yourself and what to pay attention to and firstly we've got the approach a good approach is the

foundation of jumping this should be practiced beforehand on the PO and it is in our video on pole work that you will find why the approach must be straight

light with control over the horses and Riders shoulder blades you can check that out to have the full view of the topic there's two key things here the horse must stay between our AIDS if you

want to understand that better check out our video on how to turn and the approach must also be with impulse control which doesn't mean rushing like

a madman let's stop here and think about that impulse control for a moment for the jump we need the energy that comes from the strength of the hind end we want our horse to jump this obstacle

with us together not each in their own style it is obvious that we need to focus on making sure that it is theind end that we feel best that we have the

most of between our AIDS and that we accumulate there the strength necessary to complete the task why is this even mentioned here we don't want to see a picture of a man jerking the horse's

head from right to left and pushing the poor Christ animal into something by force that's just not what it's all about and here a little note we've got

to use our imagination a little try to remember how children overcome the Obstacle of a paddle some will joyfully run into it before their mom Ys that

this is not allowed another child will run and in front of the paddle itself will stop look at it aim and give a great leap another will try a little to

the right a little to the left a little off one foot but will somehow bounce over before you go jumping think about what kind of a child is inside of you

and how your body will try to react if you don't know just try jumping over something from a light joke you'll know more about yourself before these habits are discovered by your horse next you

will probably discover which child your horse is like this is where we reach the point when the horse needs some guidance would it make sense to drag a say

5-year-old Child by the hand to jump over a baddle and some the braver ones such rushing into the obstacle will bring good results in most it won't bring such great effects because later

without pulling on the hand they will prefer to Simply avoid the paddle sounds logical we'll get back to that when we will get to the actual jumping part but for now let's focus on Guiding the horse

to the jump and here we need to use our imagination yet again this will will help us to guide the horse and maybe it will be a cool trick for you imagine a

frame as from a mirror light quite flexible but sizable now imagine that you are inside this Frame and you rest the end against your bottom or hips with

your hands holding the sides of the frame leading it in front of you great now put the horse there the more of the horse's ramp you can fit in

your imagin frame the more hend engagement you have and the front end you just need to support it and put it in the right direction and going back to the impulse

control focus on the front of your frame being light and not lowering But Rising slightly then you have a guarantee that the horse's hind legs Drive the whole system and that the shoulders are ready

to work properly and second up we've got the Rhythm we aren't going to take care of the engagement of the hind end while taking our first ever jumps there are so

many things to grasp and so many difficult moments in those first attempts that it is not worth focusing on something that comes with time and training let's focus on what's important

in those first jumps and have a real impact on them let's think about Rhythm a huge task facing the rider here is to maintain the Rhythm before and after the

jump preferably the same Rhythm this is needed not only for the rider to be able to maintain a smooth balance bance throughout the exercise but also for the horse to keep the

rider's weight on his back steadily without throwing the rider in different directions however let's return to the childlike behaviors for a moment completely different challenges will be

faced by those who Jump by the hand with that child rushing forward and by those who have to think about how to bounce off the ground and with which leg and other challenges will arise for those

running up to the obstacle in a zigzag to find the right place to jump off of let's look at what kind of a role the instructor needs to fulfill we have to

get a very quick idea of what kind of a child sits in you because some will stiffen up some will try to stop the movement and some will close their eyes and just right on top of that there's

also the horse that's why it's much easier to start jumping on a horse experience in the job sometimes however we don't have that privilege when it

comes to horses it helps a lot to use Q's properly when working on keeping the right Rhythm if you want to know some more about that then let us know in the comments what exactly do you need if

you've got an unusual situation send us an email we'll do our best to help out for now let's return for a moment to those children jumping over the paddle

This Time in relation to horses if our horse likes to get very close then performs a goat-like jump we put just a simple pole in front of the

obstacle itself as kind of a trampoline for the horse it would be best to approach this with a less intense Thro so that the animal can calmly look at the

task if we happen to be dealing with a zigzag devotee it is better to set a pole right behind the turn and another in front of the obstacle itself also as a little trampoline this should help

regulate the length of the fet already at the exit of the turn to the obstacle and eliminate excess suppleness and softness as these horses tend

towards and what about the speeding ones here it is best to play around with the very appearance of the obstacle or obstacle layout we'll get back to that

in a second one of the best exercises to regulate the Rhythm are bounces or cavales in CER however those are hard

exercises too hard for the first jumps for both the horse and the rider one obstacle with a flat pole in front of it is a big enough puddle let's not complicate things just because the

height itself is lower does not mean that the task is easier if that were the case the most difficult competition would be jumping a single obstacle which is simply not the case do you TR it or

do you caner it both have their advantages first of all we want our horse rider pair not to have to exert a lot of effort to get to the jump itself

we want our pair to get to the obstacles willingly and with impulse and to have pleasure and fun with these exercises after all that's what the beginning of

any Adventure is really all about depending on their temperament and ability we approach the jump from a Thro or caner it is best to use a mix during

each training session what then are the pros and conses of one and the other let's start with a tro approach these seem easier at first but they

actually are easier only for those cautious children we use them for lazy horses in this exercise we want to get a natural striving towards the obstacle and a

willingness to jump it is also possible to put a few throt BS before the jump in more advanced work however jumping from throt requires a lot of force and strength putting more stress on the

joints of the horse's hind legs than jumping with more energy so from caner therefore the use of Thro jumps for Young Horses should be very

carefully done so as not to overload them it is also of course a way to significantly improve uh the strength speed of the takeoff and the technique of the jump itself we just need to use

it carefully for the rider Trot jumps are usually more difficult than the ones from caner of course it is easier because of the lower anxiety associated

with the caner itself the lower speed and the shorter fet causes the horse to be able to bounce off both the right and the left leg note however that the steps

being shorter is the horse's problem here it will help to regulate the horse's step length with the help of Thro PS The Writer's body on the other

hand is subjected to the normal laws of physics that is it must be taken from a relatively low speed into a quite High one and this acceleration will be directed at a new

angle if you want to understand this a little better then you need to check out the laws of Dynamics a bit like an airplane takeoff the overloads are considerable and it is more difficult to

time everything correctly CER jums are smoother and less demanding for the rider in terms of changing the balance while it is certainly more difficult to find the

right distance and a young horse will not do it for us on an experienced cantering horse it will simply be easier things will be even easier with nicely

visually prepared obstacles and PS it will also use be easier to jump from the CER for those less cautious types both horses and [Music]

people next up we've got the last step of the approach the last step of the approach is perhaps the most important task in the entire exercise in which the riter must also take part if there's

anything we need to pay a lot of attention to is it is this part we try to make the horse perform this approach properly some horses jump as if from

momentum running and without a clear approach of course this does not mean that they will not jump to the other side they will jump but for the sake of

the development of the pair and safety it is essential to work on the technique of the approach a good approach enables a technically good jump already during

pole work it is necessary to take care of the right impulse and work of the shoulder blades so that later on while jumping the horse has the ability to

follow the shoulders well fast enough in this case what can we do to make this last step of the approach good to make it easier for the Rider and the horse to

per perform a nice approach we set a pole in front of the obstacle for green Riders and horses we set one pole each time how do we place that pole both

horse and Riders should know by that by bouncing in this place and not another the jump will be good every time it is good to know what size of uh a fet the

horse has so for counter jumps we set the pole 20 to 30 cm closer to the obstacle than the length of the horse's

stride at the CER and for Thro we get it closer to the base of the Jump by a turn so an additional 15 to 20 cm in such a situation the horse will have no doubts

about whether to bounce or take another step if the jump for example turns out to be far too close a large part of the correction will already take place on

the pole and equalize the forces this will be easier for both the horse and the rider of course we are talking about small jumps for the first time remember that you need to watch out

for the polls in competitions because here the rules are precise and set specific requirements usually the assumption is that the horse cers according to show jumping parkour

requirements and that is usually at a pace of 350 m per minute and the size of the fet is 3 and2 to 4 M different countries will have different rules

about these po so check that out but if your horse all his life at home does the p at 2 m 20 cm to 2 m 80 cm it is better

not to put down poles during shows because changing the distances between poles all of the sudden can get confusing this is one example of how pole work can SPO preparation for

jumping compens competitions by the way take a look at our video on powor whenever you have a minute to do that but let's not digress and get back to that very last step of the approach we

want the horse to be confident in the jump so this moment before the takeoff is very important sometimes Riders talk about the horse attacking the obstacle

and being brave various terms are used that don't quite reflect what we would like to see here we're talking about training a PA so we want to train certain reactions and Habits by

repeating correct behavior and avoiding mistakes let's return for a moment to our puddle let's imagine a very elegant lady in a dense dress and wearing

stilettos the lady wants to jump over the puddle but can she even do it on her own without any help she can start shortening the steps during the approach

and try to jump if the obstacles is not too big now let's add a dance partner for the lady let's imagine he pushes her if she stops

in front of the puddle will it be effective and will it be helpful this represents a wonky jump caused by a leg gate or even worse a crop it might even

work but the next time the lady might get really pissed off and go home well let's say the gentleman pulls the lady's hand while running along with her a

little better right also maybe not the best because the lady can't really judge the distance and the big jump work however it's still better that

represents a Rider riding with all his Consciousness with the horse and leading it with his legs and contact in this case the Trump will look somewhat decent

not perfect but okay and what would be ideal well let's imagine that this partner would gently put his arm around the lady's waist and carry her over the paddle a bit with his

strength something like lifting in some Ballroom dances elegant and helpful right besides that almost everyone remembers such moments with parents

grandparents or colleagues when we were crossing a paddle remember how stable concrete and gentle such contact must be to actually help you jump it also

requires trust I also note here how precise the term support the horse in a jump with the cuff is becoming don't kick or squeeze support the horse with

your legs to make it easier for him to jump like a parent or like a dance partner keep the contact on the rain steady and easy to grab like the railing

at the stairs do all this in the approach and the jump itself will be a pleasant feeling both for you and the horse and most importantly you will preserve the impulse mentioned

earlier and it has nothing to do with courage or natural tendencies for everyone such fun is just joyful and the horse will be happy to participate in

new tasks it is also worth noting what affects a sudden push kick or tickle would have on such a puddle jump and the so popular leg command stops being so

obvious if at this stage you have problems with any refusals or other odd behaviors take a look at our video on strange horse behaviors you can find a

bit of information over there at number five we've got balance in the jump since the approach has already been performed now it's time for

the actual action that is the jump let's divide it into phases and note how many Dynamics and forces are involved here the forces and directions change the

Dynamics and acceleration change the balance of the Horse and Rider is changing and the whole Arrangement is also moving the balance of the rider must be dynamic in this case it is

necessary to adjust each part of one's body sufficiently in advance so that this action is not delayed we will not go into the general theory of mistakes

in this video any instructor will tell you not to be late and not to overtake and similar things however as usual with us on the channel let's pay attention to

some small details that are often overlooked certainly in jumping it is worth focusing on the weight put on the stups and Ankle joints it is important

that it is even so the same amount of weight on one leg and the other then it is easier for the horse to flip this backpack over the jump the second very important and thinkink is flexibility

throughout the process any stiffness here will significantly affect the forces acting so the more loose and happy you are the better it is equally

important that the knees do not push the horse's shoulder blades to either side which is unfortunately very often the case this is especially a problem for Riders holding on with their knees we

talked about this a little at the end of the video on twoo so it's worth taking a look there every trainer or instructor RoR has his or her own little ways to

practice keeping the horse rider pair balanced one of my favorite ways is huge cross rails note that such a cross rail is high on the side so it naturally

encourages jumping in the middle of the obstacle and does it have to be high it depends on how close the stands are to each other see how the height changes if you increase the distance between the

STS cool optical game right a small technical note at competition the height of the Cross rail is usually strictly specified cross rails are always placed

so that the horse can knock down the obstacle the distance when looking from above at the cross rail must be a minimum of the width of your pole a

great exercise for maintaining speed and balance for both the horse and the rider are the bounces the distance between them depend on the horse and its

training usually it is about 3 m with such combinations however we had advised against the use of cross rails why well let's look at such a combination for

example there is a huge Optical problem here with separating one task from another if the exercise is to be used to boost the PE confidence and improve

balance it must also be clear for the horse bounces require the horse to do the work itself therefore they are helpful the rider can work on his own

body Dynamics during this time at number six we've got contact with the horse's mouth there's also a whole video about contact with the horse's mouth through the bit you guys

can take a look at that video as well meanwhile let's consider the situation in the jump itself we may Amaze you here but nothing should change it should be the same as in the turn and in the

approach after all we ride from the C to the rains and not the other way around right of course it is very difficult to maintain a stable contact in the very

first jums not to say that it is impossible regardless of whether these are the first jumps of the rider or for the horse always the acceleration and

change of dynamics that accompany a jump are in the very first attempts surprising to the Newbie note that experienced Riders leave a lot of freedom to the horse in the first jums

and leave them largely on their own in the contact so that they can more easily manage their balance also in the rider's first jumps the instructor will usually

ask the rider to put his on the horse's neck that is stabilize the rider without contact on the R so that the rider can familiarize his body with the New

Movement only after the rider has achieved balance in the jump itself can he afford to stabilize the contact well and it is in these first jumps that it is better to give up contact with the

horse's mouth for a while until we teach our bodies to balance only after we have achieved balance in each phase of the jump can we afford to keep a stable and good contact act like over that battle

everything comes with practice it's better to let go of your hand in midf Flight than to pull your partner towards you number seven is the landing first of

all we must make an effort to make the landing after the obstacles safe and pleasant let's take care of the ground both the takeoff and Landing should be on the same quality footing it will be

very difficult for the horse to land in a different ground structure than the takeoff took place this can be observed among other things at the cross country classes on the

water jumps any change in the ground in the landing can decrease the H's confidence in the rider therefore in the beginning it's better to jump on flat

ground without Hills and holes with the same structure so from Sand to sand and from grass to Grass Etc let's try also try to make it not slippery The Landing

should be done primarily straight and between the rider's AIDS by straight I mean that the horse is bent as little as possible along the spine from the ears to the tail and the joints of both the

front and hind legs will Flex appropriately for forward movement the rider should land fairly evenly waiting both stirups and using the mobility of

his ankles or ankle joints we do not land on the knee but on the lower part of the leg so an arrangement from the foot to the knee must support us

completely why do I say fairly even or as little bent as possible the natural tendency of the horse after landing is to caner so the horse will not be perfectly straight but

always slightly bent towards the new lead the high legs will also usually land somewhat next to the front legs the horse usually takes care not to step on

itself but for jumping it is nice to put on some b boots to avoid injuries to the Cornet bands the rider still in the jumping face before the horse Takes its feet off of the ground should decide

which lead they will continue on during the jump the horse will not make any Evolution or change therefore we must decide beforehand how we arrange our body admittedly this is perhaps not a

topic for the first time jumping in the beginning it is indeed important to maintain balance and get back in the saddle that's right back in the saddle you may remember our video on the two

point there we explained a bit how these levers function the second important thing besides landing on both cuffs simultaneously is to open your hips

Softly by opening the hip joints and Landing you cause the bottom to move to the front pommel that is you don't get hit by the rear candle your shoulders on

the other hand stay a little further back strengthening your back and causing you to be able to act faster not only do you not look like a frog on the landing the instructor does not yell at you that

you're leaning forward but but you will also quickly get back in control of the way you're going in on the landing in addition to an even ground we make sure

that there is rather nothing scary there we avoid not only objects random things or posts but also look at the Shadows of the

obstacle if the jump has a weird Shadow behind it it is not a suitable arrangement for the very first jumps a pole behind the obstacle is also not

suitable first jumps may also so not work out and adding additional difficulty behind the obstacle is not reasonable we know that as a new jumper

at the writing School you mostly don't have a say so if the instructor sets the PO for you to CER first and then raises one of the balls in the middle you can only believe that the horse can jump it

and approach it with confidence if that is the case stay with us till the end cuz we have prepared a little Pro tip for you the important thing is to land between the and get back to controlling

the horse as smoothly as possible with a young horse who is doing his first jumps ever a pole right after the landing is simply asking for an accident to happen

at number eight we've got leading after the jump after landing our task is to return to riding just as at any other moment of the training from our point of

view this return is to be above all gentle in the initial jumps and even in the first competitions the rider has has a lot of time to get back to working with the horse the horse often recovers

in a jump for one to two steps and it is also necessary to allow him to do this and if possible help him so we shouldn't try to catch everything as soon as the

horse puts its front legs on the on the sand we wait calmly for the hind end to stand that's when the horse should smoothly get back between the legates

and accept this assistance then we pass all the forces through the spine up to the hands and finally we wait for contact with the horse's mouth if it doesn't happen in the first or second

step it's not a huge problem we should then perform a c half out to improve the balance and continue to regain control starting from the leg and SE AIDS it's

definitely easier and more enjoyable for the Rider and the horse to do all this one by one and not all at once so first we need to find the balance and SE the

rider in the middle of the horse and its center of gravity then we regain the control of the hind end through the cues and hips then we need to gain sness in

both spines and finally we gain the contact often jumping becomes much easier if the rider focuses on his or her task which is to continue to plot a

course after the jump the jump itself is not the rider's task recognize that with the exception of adjusting his own body the rider in flight has nothing to do

the whole thing is on the horse's side the rider's job is to lead the horse to the jump well to help and in the jump itself only need not to interfere and

after landing to continue to lead the way so it is worth focusing on this last aspect that is the further route after all that's the rider's

job in today's video we often mention riding between the AIDS and not a lot of explaining was done on that subject you can find it in the why doesn't my horse turn video

we encourage you to watch it and last but not least number nine view of the obstacle what is it used for and what

does it do one can sometimes be surprised we all know what it's like when an instructor or trainer pulls out some sort of spooky obstacle what to

expect we will tell you here so briefly because this topic you could talk about for hours the basic two obstacles you probably know what try to put them in a half

circle with the verticle it is simple jump off and land on both sides in the case of the oxer it is a little more difficult but not impossible see that we

refer to physics all the time the same angles of takeoff and Landing right let's add a double bar an obstacle higher at the back than the front take a

look at our clumsy drawing and answer the question yourself which obstacle do we need to get the horses closest to this is where the answers begin to emerge in the vertical all the

difficulty is to make the take off far from the obstacle the easiest way as physics shows is to jump an oxer of the same height the matter gets a little

more complicated if you raise the second bar because thus the angle of the takeoff is sharper and thus the angle of the landing will be sharper too so we have to react

faster on the other hand if if we bring the horse too close to the vertical we will get a fault also if we ride only easy double bars in training then both

Horse and Rider learn to get close to the obstacle in the long run too close this can cause frustration in the show ring sometimes it's worth adding a solid

base of the jump Riders often think it is just to Spook the horse but such an obstacle has many advantages first of all it strengthens the horse's attention helps to gain

engagement of the hind end and raises action of the shoulder blades causing the horse not to take off as close as he would without a solid base there's another big Advantage the horse

naturally measures the takeoff point in relation to the base of the jump and so do we to the line of our paddle however as you could see from our clamsy drawings what matters for the

correctness of the jump is the top bar of the obstacle this is what the writer should measure to it is the minor difference that causes us to have such dis agreements with horses sometimes

remember that this difference of opinion often differs by 80 cm to 160 cm vertically horizontally a

little less but always a little that is the most difficult obstacle is just a single pole hanging on the posts of course in the first jumps it is

not about any measuring these obstacles should be set so that already coming out of the turn the distances work we are already approaching the end of

this video but wait for the pro tip note how an approach on a small obstacle requires getting Rhythm balance relaxation and flexibility contact

impulsion uprightness and rum strength so collection see how nicely this sequence presented to us here interacts with the Pyramid of horse training

usually the pyramid is shown as such an evenly divided triangle and to me it's more like a painting painted in watercolor and in some cases even with

streaks also note how nicely this pyramid shows us not only what the basics are but also how much time and effort on each right should be devoted

to each of these elements it's worth thinking about training your horse this way sometimes too and moving on to our today's pro dip

this is squatting do you remember your first posting lesson recall how your body looked for balance and Rhythm back then in your first jumps it's similar in

posting first everyone tries to overtake the movement with their head only then with their hips and that's why they can't catch the Rhythm the body simply

doesn't manage to do all of that one by one you have to do it all at once since you're watching this video you're probably pass that period it's similar

in jumping in the beginning we try so hard to time our arms and our but tries to send our head into the jump first so much that our hips and shoulders don't

have enough time to catch up either we stay behind in the jump or overtake the movement with our head if you try to perform one after the other you will not

make it in time don't try it this way then that means don't throw yourself don't get ahead just squat in need jump instead of jumping out just squat your

joints will all Bend simultaneously at the right angles and in the right way you've repeated this so many times in your life that your body will know on its own what to do and even your hands

will be where they should be give it a try and let us know in the comments how it work out for you and how did you like this translation remember that you can always email us or message

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