My thoughts exactly, furrypanda.
I'd rather be safe than sorry.
Like I mentioned, my pony has a few "quirks",
So sometimes I ride defensively, incase he takes off over a fence.
I still go forward, release, and don't pull his mouth,
but not as far forward as some rider's would go.

Your position actually looks good.
He's super cute. (:

There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel good. Perhaps it's the risk, the gamble. In any event it's a thing I need.

TTL;
two years and many more. <3