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Mar 11 10 9:33 AM
nicolemorgans wrote:HP-she knows that she is at least a year from being able to show her new horse over fences. Until that time she is looking at maybe doing some pleasure or Eq walk trot classes. The horse will be sent to a trainer, either myself or another, and will be jumped and shown over fences before she gets to start jumping on her. If a horse is already solid on the flat, but needs help with jumping, then I'm not sure what the big deal is? She isn't looking at 3 year olds, but older (this connie is the youngest at 9) horses that have experience in some way, just maybe not over fences. This mare has supposedly done some x country, and fox hunting, as well as extensive trail riding. As you probably know, "made" hunters here in VA aren't cheap, even for just a local show prospect, and she would rather something that she couldn't show over fences right away, to having to deal with arthritis and injections and only being able to ride her new horse for a couple of years before needing to retire it. Also, I have worked to make my jumps at home fairly imposing so in all my "greenies" have never had an issue at a show since they have seen most of it at home. I also never said she would be doing 2' jumpers. She might start showing beginner hunter after the horse has gained experience. Anyway I don't understand what the issue is with the beginner jumpers. Only one local show offers it, and only during the winter (last show is in March) and its mostly people that eventually want to show the hunters, but are getting miles on greenies. Most of the courses are trotted with brief cantering. Its actually way less scary then the novice jumpers since by the time they get to that level they have enough confidence to fly around.
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