How high should I jump my training PONY?

2ft max. You are to big for him (to be strait forward, sorry if I offended you in any way).

Any equus can carry 20% of their own weight, and I bet 115 is a little over his 20%. That isn't trying to offend you, it is basically what you asked me to answer (i'm just giving support to my answer.)

So even 2ft might be too much. 1ft 6in would be best. It's nice that you are exercising another person's pony! How generous!

-HorsePro

You aren't to big for him. Yes, you are definitely too big to show him, but you are definitely not going to do damage to him. I weigh ten pounds more than you and I school a 10hh pony occasionally (just on the flat). The pony is stocky though, but I'm not too heavy for her! Yes I look quite ridiculous but I am not doing any damage, and neither are you.

I would estimate around 2' would be his max, but who knows- some ponies can jump the moon. Basically, when he can clear one height consistently and properly, take it up a couple of inches and see if he can clear that properly all of the time. Then repeat. He will let you know if you're asking too much.

And horsepro, a horse can carry approximately 25% of its body weight, not 20%. It depends on the strength of the horse's back and loins but 25% is a good estimate. Ponies tend to have proportionally shorter (ergo stronger) backs than horses so they're pretty sturdy. A Shetland pony can carry a grown man with no trouble.

Why do you think of racehorses are retired and in maximum circumstances 'ruined' before they have even reached adulthood? Its because of the fact their bones havent progressed appropriate to manage the call for the stress of racing motives to them. Its the comparable with showjumping. do you prefer to wreck your pony and have her spend the the remainder of her existence on a number of supplements and so directly to ease the soreness she will maximum in all hazard be in for the the remainder of her existence? I essentially wish the respond isn't any. i'm a using instructor and that i could enable you to already know to end this! I dont comprehend what that's with little females such as you thinking they are greater advantageous than every physique else on the backyard in simple terms because of the fact their pony can leap the utmost/run the quickest/has the longest mane/shiniest coat. The longer you nevertheless try this the weaker her joints/tendons/ligaments and bones in her legs and hips are going to get, and that i will assure in case you proceed this you have an accident. think of of the rigidity touchdown after the leap motives on the horses front legs, do you opt for her to land sometime and for her legs to offer way? leaping isnt organic for horses, and could basically be integrated right into a based lesson at maximum two times each week. At her youthful age you would be concentrating totally on flatwork and a few situations each week including in some polework. This 'mind-blowing' leap of hers isnt going to bypass away, in a pair of years that is going to nevertheless be there, and as leaping is created from ninety% flatwork you will the two be much greater advantageous when you consider which you have the two put in the not hassle-free artwork in the past! what is going to finally end up occurring is your unfavorable pony is going to grow to be so ill and bored to death of leaping, and associating leaping with soreness that she is going to start refusing fences and dealing out. and you'd be so annoyed that your suited little pony isnt behaving anymore which you will opt for to punish her. Why wreck a good venture now? initiate laying the guidelines for her NOW to have a helpful leaping occupation (if thats what you the two opt for) for while she is totally progressed and greater mature. Do you incredibly have an instructor? Why arent they telling you this?! Pamela (glasgowguy89's better half)

I've been training my son's 11.3 hand pony, and I'm 5'3", 100 lbs.

At this point you don't need to find the pony's max jump height, you are just trying to get him to jump better (as opposed to higher). However, some ponies (like mine) don't really jump well over only 12", so you have to make it higher to get them to use themselves properly over the jump. I would work him at 18". That should be high enough to get him to work, but not too high to strain him much. Also, you shouldn't jump him a lot of days per week, or a lot of times per day.

I'd expect him to max out at 2'3", tops. See where he maxes out without someone on him via freejumping and figure you won't be able to jump him that high under saddle- He won't be able to do much, but you really have to go by feel. If he starts refusing alot at a certain height but has been good at lower ones, figure that's his max....

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