Horses usually knock the pole down over a jump because they are being lazy or didn't get a good start off the ground. Make sure your horse has enough speed, so that when they jump, they'll lift their front legs higher. You can also practice jumping "X" jumps. It will help teach your horse to pick their legs up.
Steeple chase
Just let your horse sniff and check out what the pole is then go up to the pole and if your horse spooks out just keep going towards the pole until your horse finally will go over the pole.
It might be the type of jump that scares him. If the jump is brightly colored or has loose pieces it might scare him. It also might be that you are doing something wrong. Have a friend or riding instructor watch you and the horse jump.
The pole vault.
Pole vaulting.
Try putting a pole/s down coming up to the jump to guide their strides
Well, participants use a long pole to vault (jump) over a rod, thus the name pole vault
Knocking down a fence in a jumping show typically results in 4 faults being subtracted from the rider's overall score. This fault is incurred when the horse's feet or any part of its body makes contact with the fence, causing it to fall.
There is an adjustable pole that is suspended horizontally between two upright poles. The horizontal pole rests on pegs so that if the vaulter hits the pole it will fall off.
Polevault
The high jump and pole vault are both track and field events focused on jumping over a horizontal bar, but they differ significantly in technique and equipment. In the high jump, athletes leap over the bar without any assistance, using their own strength and technique to clear the height. In contrast, pole vault competitors use a flexible pole to propel themselves over the bar, allowing them to achieve greater heights. Additionally, the approaches and landing areas for the two events differ, with pole vault requiring a landing pit and high jump typically utilizing a cushioned mat.
Well there are two options. They either jump over a hurdle, which is a short bar that the runners race over, or they jump over a bar for the high jump or pole vault, which has two stands and a flexible bar.