Question # 148: I'm finding it very hard to think further ahead than the next fence when jumping a course.
I find I concentrate on riding that fence, then land, and think 'Now where.... ahh yes'. By then I've inevitably landed on the wrong lead.... or lost my nice rhythmical canter. Is there anything I can do - any exercises (on or off horse) to get myself thinking further ahead, or is it just a case of practice...practice...practice? I'm happy to do the practice, but if there is some advice you can give that would help now, I'd really appreciate it! Many thanks (Catherine)
Hi Catherine!
This is quite a common problem! And definitely have an negative effect on your courses, usually making them rough and somewhat disorganized. The trick is to have your course firmly embedded into your subconscious, so that your responses on course can be fairly automatic. Read this article on how to achieve that... (Click on Question Title above (in blue) to read full answer)
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