First of all for show jumping, your stirrups will need to be shorter than usual so that you can raise comfortably out of the saddle, allowing your horse to use his neck and create a bascule shape.
Keep your heels down and have a slight bend in your knee while keeping your lower leg position still and not allowing it to drift backwards. Fold forwards, keep looking ahead between your horses ears and move your hands a little up the horse’s neck to allow him freedom to stretch over the fence. If you hinder your horse by not giving enough with your hands he will find it very difficult to jump correctly and will also get out of balance over a fence.
As soon as you land, resume your normal riding position straight away.
Top tips for accomplishing a secure lower leg position when show jumping:
1. Keep the weight right down into your stirrups and your heels down – this will prevent your lower leg from swinging back too far which can encourage your horse to speed up and also make your seat very insecure
2. Practise your jumping position without your stirrups – firstly in halt and then progress to walk, trot and canter.
3. Learn to develop an eye for a stride by counting into each fence – this will help you to avoid taking up your forward jumping position too early or too late both of which will make your seat insecure and give you an uncomfortable ride.
4. Practise with bounce fences, designed so that your horse will not put any strides between each jump ensuring that you maintain your jumping position throughout the grid.
5. Set up some grids and doubles (two fences with one or two non jumping strides between them) to help you to develop adjustability with your upper body position.
6. There are stirrups available which incorporate a special shock absorbing system to help achieve better balance and provide greater comfort for the rider. For example, the Sprenger Bow Balance Stirrup available from The Saddlery Shop have a wider stirrup pad made from a dual density rubber stirrup tread. The patented stirrup irons feature a four-link mechanism which adapt perfectly to the riders movements which therefore softens the impact on cartilage and ligaments of the rider’s limbs.
To see a range of Equine Tack, including the Sprenger Bow Balance Stirrup and a range of equestrian equipment visit the website at www.thesaddleryshop.co.uk
Browse the latest show jumpers for sale here >
Friday 17 October 2014
Get the perfect show jumping position
First of all for show jumping, your stirrups will need to be shorter than usual so that you can raise comfortably out of the saddle, allowing your horse to use his neck and create a bascule shape.
Keep your heels down and have a slight bend in your knee while keeping your lower leg position still and not allowing it to drift backwards. Fold forwards, keep looking ahead between your horses ears and move your hands a little up the horse’s neck to allow him freedom to stretch over the fence. If you hinder your horse by not giving enough with your hands he will find it very difficult to jump correctly and will also get out of balance over a fence.
As soon as you land, resume your normal riding position straight away.
Top tips for accomplishing a secure lower leg position when show jumping:
1. Keep the weight right down into your stirrups and your heels down – this will prevent your lower leg from swinging back too far which can encourage your horse to speed up and also make your seat very insecure
2. Practise your jumping position without your stirrups – firstly in halt and then progress to walk, trot and canter.
3. Learn to develop an eye for a stride by counting into each fence – this will help you to avoid taking up your forward jumping position too early or too late both of which will make your seat insecure and give you an uncomfortable ride.
4. Practise with bounce fences, designed so that your horse will not put any strides between each jump ensuring that you maintain your jumping position throughout the grid.
5. Set up some grids and doubles (two fences with one or two non jumping strides between them) to help you to develop adjustability with your upper body position.
6. There are stirrups available which incorporate a special shock absorbing system to help achieve better balance and provide greater comfort for the rider. For example, the Sprenger Bow Balance Stirrup available from The Saddlery Shop have a wider stirrup pad made from a dual density rubber stirrup tread. The patented stirrup irons feature a four-link mechanism which adapt perfectly to the riders movements which therefore softens the impact on cartilage and ligaments of the rider’s limbs.
To see a range of Equine Tack, including the Sprenger Bow Balance Stirrup and a range of equestrian equipment visit the website at www.thesaddleryshop.co.uk
Browse the latest show jumpers for sale here >
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