14/08/2024
"How do you warm up your horses in the warm up ring?"
Every horse is different so I adjust my plan to suit each horse’s needs. We have a routine where I get on when I am sixteen horses out, and start jumping when I am eight out. We start the jumps out small in height, and don’t raise the jumps to be big at all– The practice ring is about staying relaxed and warming up the muscles, not about testing scope. Problems in the ring stem from the practice ring, whether it be that the horse isn’t relaxed or is over-jumping, so having a solid warm-up is key to doing well in competition.