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# Tip/Quote of the Day # 4358
- URL: https://www.myvirtualeventingcoach.com/eventing-tip-quote-4358-2/
- Published: 2025-07-20T04:29:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-20T04:29:37.000Z
- Author: Lesley Stevenson
- Tags: Get your FREE daily tip here!, #Import 2026-02-10 03:43

When you ride powerfully "[forward to the base](https://www.myvirtualeventingcoach.com/articles/the-deep-distance-that-sweet-spot)" of your jumps you allow your horse to jump in such a way that is actually the easiest and most natural for him. Powerful, but not necessarily *fast*. This is about [impulsion](https://www.myvirtualeventingcoach.com/articles/impulsion%5Fdefined), not speed.

Building the horse's power right to the base of the jump means that he stresses his hocks *less* on the takeoff. The horse that is underpowered has to *push* that much harder to get over that jump. And being balanced with his hind legs well under him means less stress on his front legs on the landing side.