In this 3 volume series, international show jumper and member of the UK Show Jumping team for Beijing 2008 Tim Stockdale clearly demonstrates the techniques involved in becoming a successful showjumper, from the basics through to advanced levels. Ably assisted by Jamie Wingrave and Sophie Tobin, Tim imparts an enormous amount of information and his enthusiastic natural style will inspire potential or experienced show jumpers of all levels.
Volume 2 Moving On, Moving Up includes:
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Recap rider's position, horse's way of going and basic jumping technique
Staged development
Adding to the exercise
Using a bounce
Maintaining balance
Adding a parallel - the ultimate grid and widening the grid
The round stride
Shortening the distance
Encouraging the horse to come back on his hocks
Encouraging the horse to think for himself
Related distances and how to walk them
Use of poles to regulate strides
Giving your horse 'gears'
Walking the course, analysing the course and jumping the course
Troubleshooting - difficulties riding shorter distances, difficulties dealing with half strides and dealing with difficult combinations
Approx running time 70 mins
PAL format