You will Learn how to...

Ride with effective control at trot and center over a course of jumps, including overs, verticals, bounces, and combinations as well as...

1. Describe and demonstrate methods for dealing with a horse that rushes jumps.
2. Perform suppling exercises as preperation for jumping courses.
3. Demonstrate skill with bending lines and angled jumps.
4. Demonstrate increase and decrease of pace on command over a course of jumps.
5. Explain the basic forces of the horse involved with jumping -- Bascule, flexion, impulsion vs. speed, ect., and correlation to rider's position and correctness.
6. Begin to demonstrate self-initiates rating of pace between jumps.
7. Discuss and demonstrate corrections for rushing, refusing, shying, ect.