Question of the Day!

Jumped a young horse over a hay wagon. The horse was just into first training on 2 ft high jumps. The hay wagon would have been 8 to 10 feet wide 3 to 4 feet high. Jumping any regular jump means you take off before the jump approximately the same distance as the Height of the jump. The horse was a 3-year-old part thoroughbred, part quarter horse. He weighed 1500 to 2000 pounds, stood 17 hands tall.
I did this on a dare from a teenager who was taking lessons in the same class I was in. We were in a field ready to take a lesson in cross country jumping. The trainer had not arrived yet.

The trainer had a fit and did not believe I did it. But the entire class was mounted and watched so I had several witnesses.

Sometimes, I think about this and wonder why I'm still alive and the horse was not injured. Just shows how a horse will obey if it trusts the rider. I asked, he did not hesitate just powered up and sailed over. Never did that again. Really it was a stupid thing to do.

Actually, jumped a different, older thoroughbred over a 5 ft high, 5 ft wide jump. The horse was more experienced and older. I made the builder of the jump dismantle it after I jumped it once. So, none of my students would try to jump it. The jump when built to scale was supposed to be 3 feet high. Would not let that person build jumps for the stable again.












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