Many horse jump accessories can be used during training to help with your jumping techniques. They can help you train your horse to jump correctly and help with your safety and comfort in the saddle.

During your horse jump training, it is essential to keep things at a manageable pace for your horse. As a result, they will be inspired to grow in confidence, making it more straightforward to take on new challenges.

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The importance of horse jump accessories in your horse training lies in their ability to help you train your horse for jumping. It is done by improving their jump position and teaching them how to pick up their feet correctly.

It would be best to teach them how to use their legs correctly when jumping. It will encourage them to rock their weight onto their hind end and launch themselves over the obstacle.

A great way to do this is through gridwork. It is when you place a series of poles in a stretch and have your horse trot over them right after one another.

The horse will lose momentum when going through a series of obstacles one after the other. They will need more time to focus on the block and give it any thought, making it harder to clear the leap.

Tables

Tables are essential to any exercise area during preparation for a competition. They are designed to help the horse jump obstacles more efficiently and effectively.

During the competition, they are also used to score the time that a rider takes to jump the course. In the case of a system that has several oxers and verticals, a competitor’s time must be accurate so that they can win ribbons.

Faults include disobedience, falls, and knockdowns (while jumping an obstacle). The Senior Judge may award a time penalty of three or four seconds for each occurrence.

During the competition, disobedience is considered when the horse crosses its original track between two consecutive obstacles or stops advancing toward or turns at least 180 degrees away from the next fence or finish line without taking an obstacle after it has been jumped. It is a judgment call and can be challenging to assess riders not experienced in competition.

Walls

Show jumping courses include jumps made of colorfully painted poles, planks, fences, and walls. Depending on their height and width, the angle at which they’re placed, and how far apart they are from other obstacles, these fences vary in difficulty.

The horse’s ability to adjust from light to dark before a fence is essential, so course designers should be mindful of this. A wall positioned too low or too high will confuse horses since they take up to seven times longer than people to transition from shadow to light.

Walls are also a great way to add some structure to your horse’s course. They can make you’re jumping more challenging or an excellent addition to your hunter course.

Our wooden hunter jump, the Paddock, features a kiln-dried, pressure-treated wood frame with a matching gate, stone-like walls, and high-quality Euro-Spruce wood poles. These premium materials ensure your jump won’t rust and break down quickly or succumb to tropical weather conditions, making it a perfect addition to any show jumping or hunting course.

Planks

Planks are a tremendous equestrian exercise that can help you improve your balance, stability, and stamina. Also, you can use them to strengthen your hip and core muscles without getting up from the saddle.

Unlike vertical fences, which have no ground line and so draw your horse closer to them, planks make your jump appear more solid to your horse, which can cause them to back off slightly and need extra power to clear them.

In addition to planks, there are many other horse jump accessories that you can use in your training to increase your fitness levels.

For example, you can practice riding long to short and short to long over double bounces. This exercise is a great way to build your balance and develop your horse’s confidence on small, bouncy jumps, enabling you to build up to jumping more significant and challenging obstacles in competition. It also teaches you to keep your body straight and turn around to the next jump without being rushed or rocking back and forth.