What's Inside
Search the Site
Tip/Quote of the Day # 1131
If there is a jump on your cross country course that you don't particularly like, you certainly don't want to have to face it twice! So ride it like you are mad at it, and "get 'er done"!
Did you enjoy this article? If so, please share with your friends! Look for the share buttons on the far right side of the page. Thank you!
Related Articles:
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1562
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1388
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1163
- Question # 294 and Video # 92: My question is about banks, specifically jumping down....
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3315
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1835
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1796
- The Crest Release, the Automatic Release, and Everything In Between (With Pictures!)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1429
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1396
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1127
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1123
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1078
- Discussion # 133: Which rider has a better lower leg position coming off of a drop fence, and why?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1772
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1643
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 604
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1892
- Do You Know What Skills You and Your Horse Need to Have Before Entering a Novice Level Event?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1427
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1209
- Question # 302, and Video # 96: I have a question about confidence. My horse is 8 but had about 6 months off when I was pregnant in 2015. Since coming back I feel like he has been spookier then he used to be. Before I could trust him to jump anything...
- The Power of Your True Intentions!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1103
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1065
- An Important Skill to Practice For Riding a Cross Country Course
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 990
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 937
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 853
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 742
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 713
- The Problems in the Eventing World Today! (written in 2014) (Current freebie!)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 537
- Help to Ensure That Your Horse LIKES His or Her Job!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1885
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1882
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1867
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1831
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1823
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1802
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1753
- Quin's Blog post # 2: The Ultimate Answer to Riding, the Universe, and Everything
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1675
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1670
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1625
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1437
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1311
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1195
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1115
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 930
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4260
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4068
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3338
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3328
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3240
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3132
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2965
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1888
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1884
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1879
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1873
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1855
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1850
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1846
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1819
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1724
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1713
- Video # 310: This is Susanne and her lovely horse Corelli, schooling cross country!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1683
- Video Discussion # 103: On teaching a horse to be quick and clever, or to "pat the ground" when jumping from a deep distance.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1596
- The Benefits of Jumping Fences at Sharp Angles
- Discussion # 159: How would you ride this fence?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1568
- Jumping Rideability Exercise # 2 - For Horses & Riders at All Levels
- Question # 316: My horse is afraid of ditches in competition. When schooling I give him time to see ditch and walk around it he will jump right over. But in an event he will stop at a new ditch...
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1507
- Discussion # 157: How would you ride this cross country complex?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1417
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1393
- Everything You Need to Know About Jumping Up a Bank
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1232
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1132
- Improve Your Ability to Think on Your Feet When Riding!
- An Ian Stark Jumping Exercise (For the Very Brave!) That Will Sharpen Up Every Horse!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 942
- Discussion # 141: Check out this cross country complex!
- Lauren's Blog post # 1
- Video # 85: This is Lija jumping a keyhole fence!
- Discussion # 139: How would you ride this fence?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 770
- Video # 81: This is Sarah again, this time on cross country!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 490
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 442
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1770
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1584
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1516
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1833
- Dr. Haefner's Blog post # 9: A Different Take on a Performance “State of Mind”
- Quin's Blog post # 5: A Ground Pole: The Best Jumping Challenge Ever
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1763
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1754
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1663
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1635
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1618
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1617
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1616
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1614
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1602
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1540
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1498
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1461
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1446
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1363
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1305
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1304
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1299
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1013
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 995
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 993
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 978
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 946
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 924
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 916
- Video # 83: This is Lija doing a show jumping round!
- Does Your Horse (or You) Lose Confidence in Triple Combinations? Give This Exercise a Try!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 851
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 824
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 757
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1107
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 673
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 590
- The Number One Rule For a Rider When Approaching a Jump!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4499
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4391
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4378
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4372
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4198
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4124
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3985
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3522
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3309
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3303
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3189
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3048
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2929
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2808
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2621
- Discussion # 177: How would you ride this "dark into light" cross country jump?
- How to Train for Self Carriage at the Gallop
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2159
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2046
- Discussion # 160: How would you ride this fence??
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1456
- Question # 311: After reading your article on whether to look for a distance or focus on the quality of the canter, I have a few questions for you....
- HOW to Use the Turn Into Each Jump to Balance Your Horse
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1281
- Quiz #31: Rule quiz!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1207
- The Pre Flight Checklist
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1165
- Photo # 73: This is Kjersti!
- An Exercise to Help You Find an Even Pace Over Fences
- Could YOU Jump a Fence That Fell Out of the Sky and Landed Three Strides in Front of You as You Canter or Gallop Along??
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 983
- Making the Best Use of the Terrain on Cross Country
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 897
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 859
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 858
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 780
- Discussion # 124: How do you feel about having corner jumps at the Novice level?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 709
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 634
- The Mark Todd Clinic - Fresno CA, Jan 2015 (Current Freebie!)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 474
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4369
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1228
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4495
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 59: Coping with Stress and Anxiety: Part II - Connection
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 58: Coping with Stress and Anxiety - Part I: The Worry Bucket
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 57: Desperately Dependent or Fiercely Independent: Finding the right balance
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 56: How long will this take??
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 55: Filling Your Treasure Chest
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 54: The Power of a Plan
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2397
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 53: Personality Part 2: Internalizer or Externalizer
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 52: Personality Part 1: Past, Present, Future
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 51: Who do you compare yourself to... it really matters!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2312
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 50: Horses as mirrors: Does it work the other way around?
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 49: Respect: Essential for horse and rider
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 48: Working with horses is complicated... that's a good thing
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 47: Courage... Is it as simple as "Cowgirl Up" ?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1905
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1902
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1898
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1897
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1893
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1891
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1890
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1889
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1883
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1881
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1880
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1877
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1876
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1874
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1872
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1871
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1870
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1869
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1866
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1865
- Discussion # 163: How do you judge a horse's innate athletic ability *without* the ability to watch him jump?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1862
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1861
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1860
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1857
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1853
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1852
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1851
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1848
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1847
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1844
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1843
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1841
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1840
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1839
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1837
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1830
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1826
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1824
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1822
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1821
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1820
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1817
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1815
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1814
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1813
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1812
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1810
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1809
- Question # 339: Kayla has another question about how to stay with her horse's motion over jumps.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1806
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1805
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1804
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1803
- Question # 336: Kelly has a question about an OTTB that she is trying.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1801
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1800
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1799
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1798
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1795
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1794
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1792
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1791
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1782
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1781
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1780
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1773
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1771
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1769
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1768
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1764
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1762
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1761
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1759
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1756
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1750
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1747
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1745
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1740
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1739
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1735
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1733
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1729
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1722
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1720
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1719
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1717
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1714
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1711
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1707
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1706
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1703
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1699
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1697
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1694
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1693
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1692
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1691
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1689
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1685
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1681
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1672
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1668
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1667
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1666
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1664
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1662
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1660
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1658
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1654
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1652
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1651
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1650
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1648
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1645
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1644
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1642
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1640
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1639
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1638
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1637
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1634
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1633
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1632
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1630
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1629
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1626
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1624
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1623
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1613
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1599
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1598
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1597
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1595
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1586
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1579
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1578
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1575
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1570
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1565
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1563
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1555
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1547
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1544
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1541
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1536
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1535
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1532
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1530
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1527
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1518
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1515
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1513
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1512
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1511
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1510
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1502
- Question # 315: My half halts seem to work pretty well on the flat, but between jumps my horse tends to blow me off. He fights the bit and just keeps going at whatever speed he wants. What can I do to make him listen to me? (Aimee)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1495
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1492
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1491
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1487
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1480
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1479
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1477
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1472
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1471
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1467
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1460
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1459
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1458
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1454
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1452
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1448
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1445
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1443
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1442
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1433
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1430
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1426
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1424
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1422
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1421
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1418
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1414
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1413
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1410
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1405
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1398
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1369
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1367
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1359
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1355
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1354
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1352
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1351
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1340
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1336
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1328
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1324
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1320
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1314
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1309
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1294
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1289
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1265
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1261
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1231
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1213
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1204
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1202
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1184
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1175
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1159
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1154
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1122
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1099
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1044
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1032
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1012
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1000
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 974
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 969
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 963
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 949
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 939
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 925
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 906
- Photo # 69: This is Lija!
- Bonnie's Blog post # 3
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 863
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 862
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 738
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 717
- Tall and Short Rider Problems!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 630
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 610
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 608
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 602
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 588
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 579
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 524
- Firn's Blog Post # 2
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1266
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1198
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1142
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 798
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 705
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 702
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 666
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 621
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 593
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 515
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 478
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1403
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1251
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1077
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1057
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 944
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 941
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 475
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4078
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3263
- Question # 292: Is a stop or turnout at a jump considered a disobedience or a spook? And do you believe some "spooks" are really just excuses to misbehave not truly fear? (Nancy)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4497
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4452
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4433
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4397
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4389
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4383
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4373
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4359
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4345
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4338
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4321
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4313
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4287
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4246
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4238
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4205
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4203
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4193
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4177
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4176
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4147
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4145
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4123
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4033
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3959
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3947
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3939
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3912
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3874
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3857
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3835
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3811
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3778
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3765
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3742
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3738
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3727
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3636
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3632
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3624
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3613
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3582
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3556







0 Comments Posted Leave a comment