Okay so i have been riding for a long time but i have only rode in the hunter/jumpers. Well now i am moving up into the jumpers at 2'9" and i dont know the rules. Is there a special guideline on how to do things or what? If you know ANYTHING on this please help and go through it step by step thanks!
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jumpers is alot more about speed, u have to find the quickest ways to get to a jump- sharp turns and goin fast!!! It is not so much as lookin really good as in hunter/jump (leads, diagonals, and slower prancy-er thangs) it is more of a speed and enderance thing. then somtimes there is a second round that is timed!!! Good Luck! Right now i do hunter/jump but have looked into jumping!!!
Definitely watch your speed - you need to go faster for jumpers. Don't neglect the hunter part though, because a downed rail is still worse than time faults. Know where your start and finish lines are - if you miss your lines, then you will be eliminated or rack up time faults.
Best of luck!
Im thinking your from the UK or America, but if your from AUstralia, then tahts great, as im clued up on the AUstralian rules. I think they are similar, but dont go with my word.
As for the guidlines, Jumping, as you probably already know, is not all about speed, compared to Hunting, if you go too fast then you have a more likely chance to knowck the rail or to resfuse. As you pregress higher, speed does come down to a first compared to a 4th, but as you get higher, skill is a lareg factor also. You already know about the short and long release, regarding take off, well, as you get higher, the release becomes longer.
If your from the UK, i would suggest going onto Wiki,com, and searching for a guy named Edge, he would have a good idea about teh rules in UK, and could suggest some good places to find information about jumping, as he is affiliated.
If in America, then i could only suggest searching in search engines and perhaps looking up local jump clubs and organisations.
If in Australia, thats easy, just search EFA or any other organisation and proceed to look for jumping.
I hope this helps and good luck with your jumping, i dont have to tell you how much of a thrill it is.
Good luck
P.S. Much of the time, USa, Uk and Aust. information inter relates its self, so you can be almost sure that one set of rules wil be similar to another.
There is usually 3 rounds for all level jumpers.
None of which matters what the horse nor rider looks like as long as they don't knock down any fences and completes the course with-in the specified time allowance.
Check with your cities local hunter/jumper associations, and down load rule books and class descriptions as there are many levels.
There is a HUGE difference between Hunter classes and jumper classes.
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