Developing Jump Position & Confidence

Who is this for? – Those meeting a specific riding competency – by invitation only of Johanna McDonald

This 7-session course is a mix of Simulator lessons and school horse sessions – imperative for those learning to jump – de risking the activity by reducing the risk of falling.

Jumping carries a higher risk of a fall to a rider – therefore a greater skill set and confidence levels are required to carry out this activity.

Nervous riders and those new to jumping can often use the reins for balance over a fence, which causes pain to the horse, which can react negatively. Rider body weight can also get “left behind” the jumping movement of the horse – subsequently causing a fall if the rider is thrust onto the horses’ neck on landing. We do not invite riders to take part in this course if they do not meet the requsite skill level & jumping weight limit of 64kg.

 

Key benefits:  – Progressive de-risked development, data analysis rapidly improves rider technique, improved balance over fences, better timing, excellent foundation to jumping knowledge and skill, improved core strength when taken in quick succession

The Jumping course is by invitation only of Johanna McDonald.

Those passing the course are not automatically granted access to our Jump Teams – names can be added to the waiting list for Jump Team. Should spaces  become available those on the waiting list will be invited to fill any such spaces.

Our jumping weight limit is 64kg fulling dressed for riding.

Adult Weekend £450                   Adult Weekday £408

Child Weekend £408                     Child Weekday £371

 

Session 1 Simulator – Taking riders up the paces and continuously measuring balance to identify areas needing support for jumping. Riders will jump through a gymnastic grid and work on timing, position, and technique.
Session 2 Simulator – Using the data from the previous session riders will work to jump and improve their skill – the data demonstrates if the riders balance and timing are “with” the balance of the horse - and not against it.  All the time the riders balance is against the horse, the rider will not yet be secure enough to jump horses in the arena, as there will be a high risk of falling.
Session 3 Poles session – riders will work in the arena and work to perfect canter poles and single poles – which in a later session will become small jumps. This exercise improves position and skill, as well as strength building for jump riders.
Session 4 Simulator – Riders will continue their grid work jumping and work to improve their data feedback of timing and balance. Working always to keep their centre of gravity over the horses’s centre of gravity through their fences. Riders will have the opportunity in this session to move on to the Simulator’s warm up paddock with fences should the grid work training show promise.
Session 5 Poles and small cross poles session in the arena. If riders are not ready to start jumping cross poles in the arena dictated by simulator information this session will continue to develop rider balance and position over canter poles.
Session 6  Simulator – riding a course of jumps – working on approaches, balance, impulsion, and timing. Keeping the horse in a “jumping canter” at this stage as well as rider timing will be a step up in ask of the riders as they jump a whole course of fences.
Session 7 Grid work in the arena – working to utilise all the support provided by the simulator in previous sessions to stay in balance with the horses and jump through the grid successfully.