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Spoons, I have been shouting at the TV too, much to the amusement of my dog :blink:

You are right, few of the contestants are physically egging their horses on. So many times the horse has been the one to get them out of trouble even when I am convinced that there is a refusal on the way.

If some of the less experienced would only realise that putting the leg on, in the right place, it actually helps the horse to know when to take off and they just need more imputus and encouragement. Even a few encouraging words whilst sitting forward would help in some cases.

I have noticed, on a few occasions after a shakey jump, some riders are so wrapped up in trying to balance whilst still trying to look behind them to see if the jump has gone, they consequently unbalance their horse, who is desperately trying to get the rider over the next jump.

I hope they replay the video footage to the contestants the next day, so they can learn from their mistakes.

<blockquote data-quote="Kathy" data-source="post: 2081272">Spoons, I have been shouting at the TV too, much to the amusement of my dog :blink: You are right,&nbsp; few of the contestants are physically egging their horses on.&nbsp; So many times the horse has been the one to get them out of trouble even when I am convinced that there is a refusal on the way.If some of the less experienced would only realise that putting the leg on, in the right place, it actually helps the horse to know when to take off and they just need more imputus and encouragement.&nbsp; Even a few encouraging words whilst sitting forward would help in some cases.&nbsp; I have noticed, on a few occasions after a shakey jump, some riders are so wrapped up in trying to balance whilst still trying to look behind them to see if the jump has gone, they consequently unbalance their horse, who is desperately trying to get the rider over the next jump.&nbsp; I hope they replay the video footage to the contestants the next day, so they can learn from their mistakes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kathy, post: 2081272"] Spoons, I have been shouting at the TV too, much to the amusement of my dog :blink: You are right, few of the contestants are physically egging their horses on. So many times the horse has been the one to get them out of trouble even when I am convinced that there is a refusal on the way. If some of the less experienced would only realise that putting the leg on, in the right place, it actually helps the horse to know when to take off and they just need more imputus and encouragement. Even a few encouraging words whilst sitting forward would help in some cases. I have noticed, on a few occasions after a shakey jump, some riders are so wrapped up in trying to balance whilst still trying to look behind them to see if the jump has gone, they consequently unbalance their horse, who is desperately trying to get the rider over the next jump. I hope they replay the video footage to the contestants the next day, so they can learn from their mistakes. [/QUOTE]

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