Yes, shiggins, I'm not really getting the jist of this thread either as I also agree that a horse needs a job. And I'm not sure how jumping is cruel. Jobs aren't cruel, people are cruel. I've known many horses who love and live to jump.

One of my horses is one of them, he jumped out of his paddock once, cleared 5 feet. He was on individual turnout because he was lame. :rolleyes :rolleyes Imagine his surprise when he discovered he wasn't "free", he'd jumped over the property fence and was in with a herd of (very curious) highland cattle. :eek