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It is possible to have contact without a real connection (in fact it is quite common, unfortunately), but a true connection always involves good contact. The connection involves the horse's entire body… with energy created in the horse's hind legs traveling through the horse's
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You will get more of whatever behavior you tolerate - both from horses and from people.
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Ride forward within the stride you have to the jumps, vs pushing horse out of its stride and disrupting balance.
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"In training we must be encouraged to first establish the principles and only then to tackle the details." ~ Reiner Klimke
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"Nothing is as impressive or as valuable for the training as being able to control the impulsion and the desire to go forward to such an extent that the rider is able to bring his horse to a standstill from an extended trot or canter without the slightest effort
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"Your back must stay strong in a canter/walk transition, but your hands must stay low so that your horse will stay through." ~ Stephen Clarke
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"Riding must be a totality of exercises that bring the horse into the hand without leaning onto it." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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There is usually an opportunity hidden within every challenge. It pays to look for it.
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Keeping an even rhythm and a consistent pace will allow the horse to make his own adjustments in front of the fence.
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If you are not willing to put in the effort, don't expect the results.
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The elasticity in your connection should really come from your elbows - not active fingers.
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"Impulsion has nothing to do with speed. Impulsion begins by the mind of the horse, not by his legs," ~ Oliveira
