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Jumping exercises for horse and rider can help strengthen both the horse’s and rider’s balance, position, coordination, and teamwork. This jump exercise can be fully adapted to the horse’s and rider’s skill level and helps develop strength, agility, and balance. Peder Fredricson, founder of Bhoof, practices this exercise with his horses and shares more about it here.

About the jumping exercise

Improve strength and coordination. This jumping exercise is designed to improve the horse’s strength and the rider’s balance. By working on rhythm and coordination, the horse’s agility improves, while the rider practices balance, position and communication. This is an excellent gymnastic exercise for both horse and rider at all levels and can be fully adjusted according to you and your horse’s skill level.

Goals of the jumping exercise

For the horse

• Build strength and agility.
• Gymnastic training.
• Improved reaction time and coordination.

For the rider

• Develop balance.
• Improve position, hands and legs.
• Better rhythm in jumping.
• Strengthened teamwork and communication with the horse.

Horse in the video

• Name: H&M Bahia
• Gender: Mare
• Age: 10 years
• Level: 1.60m show jumping

 

Peder’s equipment for this jumping exercise

• Bhoof Bridle 4
• Bhoof Martingale 1
• Safety Rein 1, 22mm 
• Bhoof Helmet 2 

 

Arena and surface for the exercise

• Dimensions: 70×30 meters
• Surface: Fiber sand