Jonathan teaches this group lesson beginning with gymnastic exercises to clarify skills for jumping courses. The first exercise consists of trot poles, then a leg yield away, turning back to a line with take-off and landing rails for a small X, leg yielding again to a change if needed, then circling. The emphasis is on straightness, accurate leg yields, and the right pace and length of stride. He later adds a small oxer one stride after the X.
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Gymnastics for Jumping | Jonathan Hol...
The next exercise consists of a vertical and an oxer five strides apart. They start by jumping each element as a single fence and then combining the two while adding a stride in between. Jonathan has them concentrate on rideability, pace and straightness.
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Gymnastics for Jumping | Jonathan Hol...
Jonathan has the pairs jump the vertical and oxer five-stride line in both directions, concentrating on rideability, pace and straightness.
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Gymnastics for Jumping | Johnathan Ho...
With an interesting variety of horses in this lesson, Jonathan Holling creates great gymnastic exercises to warm up for course work. Watch for how to adjust for the young horse, the experienced horse and the very forward horse.
