I see nothing wrong with the 2nd and 3rd pics. Those riders are handling it quite well since their horses do seem a bit unsure about the ditch. The rest of the photos just look like oopsies moments with people who are new to eventing. The first vid of the girl going over the two foot jump for her first time actually looks great! She two points before the jump, has a nice solid leg, and gives the horse a release. She seems to know the basics of what to do. Is there something wrong with the groundpole I'm completely missing? She looks way better than I did when I went over my first 2ft jump in a lesson. I got rocketed off balance even when I did try holding a two point over the jump. ^^'
The last girl has been featured on here several times. Nothing new...
for the 2nd & 3rd pics I see riders encouraging horses to stop the next time by not releasing. the 2 ft jump, first time thing(this may be just me, but everything on here is an opinion anyway) - she shouldn't be 2 pointing before the jump, if you are able to jump 2ft, you should know how to 2point at takeoff. I also see that she doesn't hold herself off the saddle, just sort of forward, and she plops down on her horse's back like a sack of potatoes. And her 2-point is the classic learning to ride 2point (which is fine, over a midgety cross rail or a tiny vertical), heels come up, weight leans forward, stick hands halfway up horse's neck, lean elbows on neck. My apologies on a repost, I try not to do that. *loopy from robaxacet*
Oh, and the groundpole is supposed to be on the same side as you are jumping, the whole point is that it helps your horse judge his takeoff. If you want to jump from both sides with a groundpole you can, just put double groundpoles. but you shouldn't have just one, and have it the opposite side of the jump.
Meh. First group of photos...standard newbie eventers mistakes. They are all wearing proper safety gear and are obviously in a lesson environment if this is a horse camp. I do kind of feel bad for the horse with the larger rider on him hauling on his face, but she is also in the camp, and also probably still learning
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I feel a bit like you about the 2ft video...it's not horrendous sure, but I don't think it's something I can totally brush off.
She's clearly a beginner, but to the point that she seems to have no confidence/real control (he is an awesome little packer, though a bit lazy, so it's not a huge deal), her leg doesn't look terribly solid (it sort of looks like she's posting off her hands for balance at points? But I can't totally tell), and she doesn't actually have any sort of strength or form over the jump. It's nothing major but I feel like one should be solid over cross-rails and cavaletti before doing anything bigger, and she doesn't look like she's got a lot of practice...if she had, she wouldn't be sitting and crumpling over the jump itself. I'm not trying to be a super bitch, she at least has a good little horse for the whole thing, but while it's no big deal for a few pops over a jump with a packer, that's the sort of thing that spirals out quickly onto bigger jumps or challenges with zero base.
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poor horsie :(
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The last girl has been featured on here several times. Nothing new...
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the 2 ft jump, first time thing(this may be just me, but everything on here is an opinion anyway) - she shouldn't be 2 pointing before the jump, if you are able to jump 2ft, you should know how to 2point at takeoff. I also see that she doesn't hold herself off the saddle, just sort of forward, and she plops down on her horse's back like a sack of potatoes. And her 2-point is the classic learning to ride 2point (which is fine, over a midgety cross rail or a tiny vertical), heels come up, weight leans forward, stick hands halfway up horse's neck, lean elbows on neck.
My apologies on a repost, I try not to do that. *loopy from robaxacet*
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She's clearly a beginner, but to the point that she seems to have no confidence/real control (he is an awesome little packer, though a bit lazy, so it's not a huge deal), her leg doesn't look terribly solid (it sort of looks like she's posting off her hands for balance at points? But I can't totally tell), and she doesn't actually have any sort of strength or form over the jump. It's nothing major but I feel like one should be solid over cross-rails and cavaletti before doing anything bigger, and she doesn't look like she's got a lot of practice...if she had, she wouldn't be sitting and crumpling over the jump itself. I'm not trying to be a super bitch, she at least has a good little horse for the whole thing, but while it's no big deal for a few pops over a jump with a packer, that's the sort of thing that spirals out quickly onto bigger jumps or challenges with zero base.
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