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- From: jwg2y@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU (Warner Granade)
- Subject: Stadium warmup (was XC Schooling safety)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.191038.19019@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Organization: University of Virginia
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 19:10:38 GMT
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- C Duke previously writes
-
- Some cross country horses like to 'rub' the stadium fences--this is mainly
- corrected for by the rider putting in a more accurate ride, i.e. not getting
- in close to the fence. The technique my trainer has recommended for my horse,
- is jumping over a fence that gets his attention just before he goes into the
- ring. Such a fence might have a blanket over it and/or be about 3 to 6 inches
- higher than what he'll face in the ring (I compete in the 3' to 3'6" category)
- Also, I try to make sure my horse is fit enough, so that he doesn't get tired
- while jumping--for then that's when he's most likely to rub.
-
- This might be good advise for show jumping, but in combined training,
- you would be eliminated for schooling over something (blanket) that
- is not part of the natural obstacle as provided. Also, in warmup,
- the maximum height for a warmup jump is 3'11''. I've seen the
- technical delegate come out and measure a warmup jump and warn
- the trainer that it was at max height. BTW, the new proposed rules
- don't mention the blanket and set the warmup height at no more than
- 4" higher than the max height for that level.
- Many years ago, before the blanket rule, I placed a red towel on
- the warmup jump for my wife. She was riding a spooky horse and wanted
- him to see something other than natural rails. He refused the
- warmup before he got anywhere near it. It took another 10 minutes
- to get him settled down again, so this practice can have adverse
- consequences. As for telephone poles that come down, I would sure
- hate for one to land on a horses legs. It might do some serious
- damage.
-
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- Warner Granade *****jwg2y@virginia.edu
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