Hi Natasha,Jumping takes along time to train, it also depends on the horse of course how fast they learn things ect....anyway theres to basic jumping classes, Hunter and Jumper, Hunter is on style, how your horse looks and jumps, and gates, in hunter the jumps arent normaly high, you can ether trot(which i do) or canter, troting i think is the nicest looking, but if your horse doesnt have the nicest trot cantering might be a better choice, anyway once you start jumping at a trot try your best to stay at a trot, keep your gate if you break you wont place,so put on a nice halter, not a show one like a cable but a nice leather or nylon halter with a nice matching lead, it helps, they take off points for knocking over the jump, and niking it? like your horse hiting it but not pushing it over, its a good course and fun i love hunter, its fun and it shows your horse off, china my girlys was the champion for a ontario show circit last year for hunerjumper is speed, the jumps are higher and i think farther apart sometimes they are sometimes they leave em, so you go as fast as you can without hiting a jump or pushing it over, then after everyones gone they do a jumper off, everyone that cleared the first round(which you can go slow jsut dont hit the jump jsut make sure your horse goes over the jump) goes on to the second round which is speed! canter, w.e is fastest! um as far as training your horse for jumping start off with ya few poles on the ground then move up, to like a inch off the ground, i duno how high your horse is but w.e is rly low to your horse, then slowly work your way each step of the way making sure your horse is good and ready and knows, stretched and all, ALWAYS LEAVE OFF ON A GOOD NOTE!!!!!! always always always its very important, also dont over do it, your horse might go sour like china did i first started, then they wont want to jump and it becomes a chore for them, make it fun, after your pretty good with some hights put some funny flowers , colourful sorta scary things! have fun you and your horse, pm if u need to know anymore, i have two videos of me and china in jumper and hunter last year, there not very good but you get the point haha! good luck
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