Discussion # 130: I recently came across this visual challenge which caused some trouble!
I came across this situation at a recent jumper show that was held in an open coliseum in the evening hours. As the sun began to go down, the horses had to jump this brown jump directly into the shadows of the darker side of the arena. 4 strides away from this jump, the horses had sun directly in their eyes. And then right in front of this jump, the wall of the coliseum blocked the sun, and their eyes had little time to adjust. Not surprisingly, it began to cause rails down and refusals! If you were faced with this situation (which could easily happen on cross country - jumping a brown jump from bright light into the shadows), what could you do to help your horse accurately assess the jump so he can jump it well? (Click on Discussion Title above (in blue) to read this educational discussion)
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