Jump start
“HORSES thrive on the adrenaline of jumping,” says Caroline Moore, FBHS and British Eventing youth performance coach, as she makes introducing a horse to jumping sound incredibly uncomplicated.
“They know how to run and jump; it is natural to them. The whole concept of teaching a horse to jump is about keeping the horse’s enjoyment by doing it in an unpressured, pain-free way.”
LOOSE-JUMPING AND LUNGEING
SOME believe in starting out by loose-jumping and lungeing, but top riders and trainers are wary of promoting either as they are often misused. However, used correctly, they
