Calm when jumping

Hi!

🥕One tip is to start with poles on the ground and practise plenty of transitions.

🥕 Do you have a trainer you ride with regularly? I think it would be good, and important for safety, for you to do plenty of work on your flatwork. Once everything is going well in the arena, with and without poles, you can try some lower fences.

🥕Sometimes, to get control of hot horses, it helps to pop tiny fences or ride over poles on a small circle rather than on a straight line. But since what you describe is not just a hot horse but one that charges off and becomes uncontrollable, I think you should hold off on fences and courses until you have your flatwork in place and he listens to your restraining rein-aids.

🥕It takes time to get to know one another, and with an older horse it can be especially tricky, as they have sometimes fixed their habits and bad habits over a long time.

🥕Have you had your horse's teeth and tack checked, both saddle, bridle and bit? A horse that rushes can also be a sign that it is in pain or feeling discomfort. Was the horse vetted before it came to you? If not, that is also important to do.

Best wishes, Malin