Question # 172: I have a 15yo show jumper who happily sticks his head to the outside and motorbikes corners. Thanks to your excellent articles I've made huge progress in flat work but the moment we start jumping he goes back to...
...head in the air and to the outside. What can I do? (Katy)
Hi Katy!
That's always frustrating when you feel like the improvement in your flatwork doesn't carry over into your jumping! First I want to make sure you have seen all of the posts on this site that deal with this subject. Read this one, and this one... both of which pertain to that exact problem. Since you say things are going much better in your flatwork, it sounds like you just need to find a way to apply what you have taught your horse to the jumping. Here's how to do that:
Horses can either come to the conclusion that flatwork and jumping are two entirely different things, or they can learn that jumping is flatwork with jumps in the way. What makes them learn one way or the other? (Click on Question Title above (in blue) to read full answer)
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