Question # 209: I have a student who is leasing an 8 yr old TB for the summer. She has been having trouble getting him to focus on the fences during a course. He tends to almost zone out if there is too much time between the next fence...
...He comfortably jumps a 2'9-3' course but we have dropped down to about 2' to try to get him focusing more on her as he tends to lose focus, have an awkward fence and then leave her behind over the fence. This frazzles her and then they both have to regroup for a moment before moving on again. Do you have suggestions on getting him to focus between the fences and helping her to learn to ride through these "zone out" moments? (Stephanie)
Hi Stephanie!
Focus and attention are obviously very important when jumping! However, unlike when working with a human student, the rider can't say to their horse, "Pay attention to me!". Well they can try... but it probably won't work as well as they would like. Instead, a rider needs to... (Click on Question Title above (in blue) to read full answer)
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