{"id":741,"date":"2021-08-20T12:27:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T10:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hqmagazine.co.za\/pony\/?p=741"},"modified":"2021-08-20T12:43:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T10:43:41","slug":"qa-jumping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hqmagazine.co.za\/pony\/2021\/08\/20\/qa-jumping\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A: Jumping"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"741\" class=\"elementor elementor-741\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4e44ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4e44ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a5eb56\" data-id=\"4a5eb56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e0df7c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0e0df7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1132\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/hqmagazine.co.za\/pony\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-12.27.42.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-747\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hqmagazine.co.za\/pony\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-12.27.42.png 1132w, https:\/\/hqmagazine.co.za\/pony\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-12.27.42-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/hqmagazine.co.za\/pony\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-12.27.42-1024x691.png 1024w, https:\/\/hqmagazine.co.za\/pony\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-20-at-12.27.42-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1132px) 100vw, 1132px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Question<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">My pony finds it really hard to stay straight on the approach to jumps. How can I improve this?<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3e452b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3e452b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d186b2c\" data-id=\"d186b2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91157d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f91157d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Answer<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Staying straight when jumping is so important, especially when you start jumping higher.\n\nA straight approach to fences is really important. It doesn\u2019t matter what height you are jumping; you need a straight approach to give your pony the best chance of clearing it. \n\n\n<b>To practice:\n1. Start by building a small fence at X and laying a tunnel of ponies on approach and getaway. These poles will help guide your pony in a straight line before and after the jump. \n2. To begin with, approach in trot and don\u2019t come all the way down the centre line to get to the fence. Turn towards the fence sooner, so your pony has less time to wobble. \n3. Remember to keep your leg on to support your pony. You want to use equal leg on both sides so that you can help to keep him straight. \n4. As he starts to stay straighter, you can approach from further away to test and improve how long he\u2019ll remain straight for. \n5. When you are ready, try in canter. \n6. Once he\u2019ll stay straight all the way to the jump in canter, remove the poles on the ground, so he doesn\u2019t have them guiding him. \n7. Once you have completed all of these six steps, you and your pony will be used to approaching jumps on a good straight line, and this will set you up for success in the arena!\n<\/b><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question My pony finds it really hard to stay straight on the approach to jumps. How can I improve this? Answer Staying straight when jumping is so important, especially when you start jumping higher. A straight approach to fences is really important. 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