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"If the rider can halt his horse in any lateral movement, so that it stands quietly in the same position, or ride straight forward without hesitation, it is proof that the horse was going well between hands and legs." ~ Borries von Oeynhausen
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Let the turn into the fence be your half halt.
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From Facebook Fan Clarissa Groesbeek ~ "Your job is to ride to the base of the fence, your horse's job is to jump it."
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Too much repetitive motion has a tendency to inhibit muscle symmetry. Always aim to mix things up in your training (whether horse or human), so that you can develop balanced musculature.
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If you want your horse to look after himself when jumping, you must allow him to do so in training.
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Throwing the reins away to the point that they are so loose that there are loops in them is not the answer to solving your problem of being too strong/tense/rigid in the hands and arms. You must keep a connection, and learn to be elastic within that connection.
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On the turn to each jump, think about riding forward through the turn with your outside aids, to engage your horse's outside hind leg, and help him come into a more uphill balance.
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Horses that don't find trot lengthenings easy often figure out how to lengthen rather than quicken when asked on an uphill gradient. So if you have a hill that you can work on, do a large figure eight on the side of the hill. Work on half halts
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The horse shouldn't feel punished for trying to escape the connection, they should just feel unsuccessful.
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Test the horse's balance with a half halt and a test for self carriage before asking for any transition.
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A tip from Facebook fan Kathi Knox Hammond on the half pass - "If I look AHEAD toward where I want to end up, and quit looking down and worrying about whether I have enough bend and am angled correctly, things kind of work together on their own. I finally
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You cannot train a horse with shouts and expect it to obey a whisper. Keep your aids light.
