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I just wonder if the big stark white rail focusses his attention too much which is why he takes off so soon. Plus they are pretty solid in comparison to the old birch filled hurdles with a thinner orange rail on the top. When a horse does it it, the hurdle seems heavier so falls look more severe. Watching CH's fall again this morning, he was a lucky horse to escape unscathed.

I don't know what to suggest as Hendo says, he jumps well at home. But that's different to galloping at racing pace with other horses around you which take off a split second before yours which may influence your horse. Its a difficult one to solve. We had pointers who walked through fences so we took them showjumping schooling and placed a rail the other side of the fence so they'd always expect something on the other side. But even if you did that or maybe do a line of poles on the ground in front to get him to concentrate and think, racing conditions are very different.

<blockquote data-quote="jinnyj" data-source="post: 2697832" data-attributes="member: 65066">I just wonder if the big stark white rail focusses his attention too much which is why he takes off so soon. Plus they are pretty solid in comparison to the old birch filled hurdles with a thinner orange rail on the top. When a horse does it it, the hurdle seems heavier so falls look more severe. Watching CH&#039;s fall again this morning, he was a lucky horse to escape unscathed.I don&#039;t know what to suggest as Hendo says, he jumps well at home. But that&#039;s different to galloping at racing pace with other horses around you which take off a split second before yours which may influence your horse. Its a difficult one to solve. We had pointers who walked through fences so we took them showjumping schooling and placed a rail the other side of the fence so they&#039;d always expect something on the other side. But even if you did that or maybe do a line of poles on the ground in front to get him to concentrate and think, racing conditions are very different.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jinnyj, post: 2697832, member: 65066"] I just wonder if the big stark white rail focusses his attention too much which is why he takes off so soon. Plus they are pretty solid in comparison to the old birch filled hurdles with a thinner orange rail on the top. When a horse does it it, the hurdle seems heavier so falls look more severe. Watching CH's fall again this morning, he was a lucky horse to escape unscathed. I don't know what to suggest as Hendo says, he jumps well at home. But that's different to galloping at racing pace with other horses around you which take off a split second before yours which may influence your horse. Its a difficult one to solve. We had pointers who walked through fences so we took them showjumping schooling and placed a rail the other side of the fence so they'd always expect something on the other side. But even if you did that or maybe do a line of poles on the ground in front to get him to concentrate and think, racing conditions are very different. [/QUOTE]

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