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No; dressage requires trot and canter, but not jumping. You should actually know dressage before you jump.

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Q: Do you need to be able to trot canter and jump before you do dressage?
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Your pony takes off after you jump him how are you able to stop this?

some times a pony is on a gag bit and they put there head down after a jump try with a martingale and trot then have a few more strides of trot then canter and trot a circle before you jump


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Horses canter over the courses because it is the easiest gait for them to collect, bring they're hind quarters underneath them and jump. If the distance to the jump is correct, the horse will jump in good form and more naturally. Also, the canter is less bumpy than the trot so it makes the rider more comfertable.


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What does cantered mean?

Cantered is the past tense form of canter, as in having done. The canter is the third fastest gait of the horse, a three-beat gait. Example sentence: "She asked the horse to canter and he cantered to the jump."


How do horses com up to buckets to eat in a pasture?

They walk? Or loap? Or canter? Or jump?


What is a Trakhener?

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I have just got a new pony but she has weak tendons in her back legs i have been puttting devils claw in her feed twice a day but will i be able to canter or jump her?

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What do you have to do when you jump over a hurdle?

Lock your knees, lift up your bum, put hands on horses neck. Also go straight at jump at a trot or canter.


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Is it possible and if yes what are the best exercises to strengthen a horses weak back and leg so he can jump again?

why is his back weak was he injured ,,if not injuried,,,...learn dressage concept of" on the bit" and "riding long and low.".another dressage term ..it can completely reshape a horses back...if done right and if there a no underlying veterinary problems ..get a good dressage trainer to help you