Be patient with your horse and hold on tight! Be ready for your horse to jump big, and try not to fall off, or the horse will do it more to get you off to have a run free! Have fun! if you find yourself falling off hold onto the saddle and if the pony stops be ready for a jump :)
You should be in-balance with the horse to begin with. If the horse jumps 'big' try to stay with the motion and possibly grab some mane or if you use one, a neck strap on the horse. It's not always possible to stay put however so you should practice how to safely fall from a horse.
The sport of horse racing over jumps is called steeplechasing, while racing with no jumps is called flat racing.
Wood and plastic are the usual materials to manufacture horse jumps. Plastic jumps are more durable than wood jumps and can stand more impacts than wood jumps.
When a cowboy jumps on his horse he says "geddy up" or "yahh". The cowboy is just trying to get the horse moving.
Flat horse racing is when a horse is racing on a flat. a flat is a course without jumps. Flat horse racing is horse racing without jumps.
It depends on the horse. Your horse should know when to take off, so if your horse is already trained, don't worry about it, and even if you are trying to train a horse, just see how he/she jumps on their own first.
The more big jumps your horse has, the better your score. To get more big jumps, train your horse in Strength and Speed (train for Speed in Earton and train for Strength in Appleton.) Special tack such as Jumping Tack, Jack Rabbit Tack, and Pegasus Tack provide stat boosts. Although it shouldn't have to be put into words, try not to hit any jumps. So if you work on getting more bigger jumps and clearing every obstacle, you will do great. -Epitome of Roan :]
the season for the jumps starts usually round november.
*Why are jumps called jumps?In order to clear an "obstacle" of any sort, a horse must jump over it. Therefore these "obstacles" became known as jumps.
it can do, you should use all your big jumps up first when the number of how many jumps you have jumped (at the top next to your score) changes press the up arrow then :) and if you run out of big jumps then just jump normally with your remaining jumps small. hope this is not too confusing
How much a horse should jump depends on many things including age, health, and level of competition. No horse should jump for more than two days in a row. Many professional competitors only jump a horse about 2 to 3 times a week over jumps that are lower than what the horse would jump in shows, though they may add taller jumps in to keep the horse jumping at a certain height. Never jump a horse younger than 3 years old or one with certain joint problems. You should consult with your equine Vet about how often your horse should jump.
No, they're not illegal.