Amber Loves Tango
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Well, most of you guys know I go over small jumps bareback with Tango. Today I did something new--I took him into the big pasture where he would actually have enough room and doesn't have to be cramped in my small arena.
He was pretty good, he went over the jumps, but he got really hard to control. Like, I couldn't get him to stay at a trot or a slow lope worth a crap. While we're doing flat work, he's perfect. I barely have to touch the reins now to get a response out of him. When I jump him, I can't get him to stop unless I do the one rein stop. I can't keep him at a trot either.
Any tips on getting him responsive while going over the jumps? He's an angle doing flat work, but horrible while jumping.
**Don't tell me to get a harsher bit; I'm not ripping his mouth of to "train" him.**
More info: By all the "ground work" I posted in my last question, I meant flat work. He's absolutely fine going over ground poles, so I don't know what else to try and do. (Saying that because all of my answers said to do ground poles.)
He was pretty good, he went over the jumps, but he got really hard to control. Like, I couldn't get him to stay at a trot or a slow lope worth a crap. While we're doing flat work, he's perfect. I barely have to touch the reins now to get a response out of him. When I jump him, I can't get him to stop unless I do the one rein stop. I can't keep him at a trot either.
Any tips on getting him responsive while going over the jumps? He's an angle doing flat work, but horrible while jumping.
**Don't tell me to get a harsher bit; I'm not ripping his mouth of to "train" him.**
More info: By all the "ground work" I posted in my last question, I meant flat work. He's absolutely fine going over ground poles, so I don't know what else to try and do. (Saying that because all of my answers said to do ground poles.)