Question # 74: With all of the flat work we do in the stadium ring, Cotton doesn't always know when we are going to jump a fence he sees and when we're just circling past it.
If he assumes we're going over a fence, he sometimes makes a slight move toward it and I have to keep him on the path I want. And sometimes he doesn't seem to know we are going to jump the fence we are looking at until we're right on it. What should I be doing to give him a better idea of when we are actually going to jump and which jump I want him to focus on? (Lisa)
Hi Lisa!
This is often a problem with the type of horse that tends to anticipate the rider's requests. The key to helping him focus exactly where you want him to is to....(Click on Question Title above (in blue) to read full answer)
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