In response to letters and emails from people with training and behavior questions about their equines, Meredith has created a series of short training tip videos to help address some of these common issues. Be sure to check out the Detailed Descriptions if you’d like the printable guide that goes along with each video.
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Preliminary Jumping Directives
The Canter Pole
Preliminary Cavalletti Exercises
Gymnastics Exercises
Jumping Equipment
Jumping Positions
Different Types of Jumps
Strides For Jumping
Stadium Jumping
Jumping Coursework Directives
Cross Country Jumping
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Preliminary Jumping Directives
It is not enough to just go out and jump. There are things to learn and practice if you expect to jump your equine safely.
And check out the bonus Training Tip Detailed Descriptions! Each Detailed Description explains the subject of the video in a bit more detail and depth, including additional photos. These documents are each about 2 - 4 pages long, and they make it easy to print out the basics of the lesson to read and study offline.
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The Canter Pole
The canter pole exercises will help your equine to learn to measure his strides to the jump and allow him to jump efficiently.
And check out the bonus Training Tip Detailed Descriptions! Each Detailed Description explains the subject of the video in a bit more detail and depth, including additional photos. These documents are each about 2 - 4 pages long, and they make it easy to print out the basics of the lesson to read and study offline.
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Preliminary Cavalletti Exercises
The equine that has not been prepped correctly for jumping will often over-jump fences. If you begin jumping over cavalletti, it will help him to better learn how to gauge the heights of the jumps.
And check out the bonus Training Tip Detailed Descriptions! Each Detailed Description explains the subject of the video in a bit more detail and depth, including additional photos. These documents are each about 2 - 4 pages long, and they make it easy to print out the basics of the lesson to read and study offline.
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Gymnastics Exercises
Gymnastic exercises will help your equine to quickly adjust his stride and jump only as high as he needs to in order to clear the jumps.
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Jumping Equipment
The equipment you use for jumping is designed for yours and your equine’s ultimate safety and performance.
And check out the bonus Training Tip Detailed Descriptions! Each Detailed Description explains the subject of the video in a bit more detail and depth, including additional photos. These documents are each about 2 - 4 pages long, and they make it easy to print out the basics of the lesson to read and study offline.
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Jumping Positions
There are three main jumping positions that you will need to know to help your equine to jump efficiently and safely.
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Different Types of Jumps
Knowing the three different types of jumps will help you to know how to gauge your equine’s balance and stride when coming to a jump.
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Strides For Jumping
Regulating your equine’s strides to a jump and learning to rate his speed are important components of jumping correctly and safely.
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Stadium Jumping
Stadium jumping is the terminology used in Combined Training for jumping a course of a designated number of jumps in a contained area.
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Jumping Coursework Directives
In order to know how you will need to approach jumping in any situation, certain rule do apply.
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Cross Country Jumping
Cross Country jumping is not a race. You will need to learn how to control your equine and rate his speed so that he clears all fences over a roughly 3-mile course and over 20 jumps to come over the finish line at the optimum time for his level.
And check out the bonus Training Tip Detailed Descriptions! Each Detailed Description explains the subject of the video in a bit more detail and depth, including additional photos. These documents are each about 2 - 4 pages long, and they make it easy to print out the basics of the lesson to read and study offline.
To watch the video full-screen, click the icon in the bottom right corner of the player that looks like: [ ].