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The issue is free choice forage feeding... I respect and honor the way horses are made – they are different – unique, really. In a suitable, native environment, they are quite capable of taking care of themselves. They are free to eat and roam and be, well, horses. Domestication involves removing them
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There is no point in working on flying changes until you have the right canter. Start before they are truly ready, and you run the risk of making the flying change forever an anxiety filled movement for the horse.
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If you only do a two point position when you are galloping, you don't really give yourself a chance to get fit enough to maintain this position throughout a whole cross country course. If you put in the effort and spend plenty of time in the two point
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The more accurate you are with your eye between jumps, the more confidence your horse will have in you as his leader while jumping.
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From member Sharon Fitzgerald ~ "I have learned that if I want my horse to be steady and up to the bridle then I have to provide a steady target [quiet hands] and use leg to keep him up there."
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Lateral work can be done in rising trot, and can be a good idea for young horses, horses that are still developing basic strength in their toplines, and horses that tend to lose forward energy in their lateral work.
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Speed magnifies mistakes. Therefore your basics had better be fairly solid before you start jumping at speed.
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"All riders need very loose joints - loose hips, loose shoulders, loose elbows, loose knees, loose ankles. When I say loose I don’t mean uncontrollably loose, but they need to have a very good range of motion, and an absense of unwanted tension. A lot of riders when they
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“Unless he is standing still, then from the moment you get on him, the horse is in a rhythm – it can be regular or irregular – but everything in riding has rhythm to it. Rhythm is a very integral part of horsemanship.” ~ Tad Coffin
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