Trying to ease your dressage horse into jumping fences is no easy task, especially if he or she is of the stubborn variety, as mine is. I recently began to try my horse, Batman, over a series of small jumps in hopes of entering eventing competitions with him. Eventing shows have three different components: a dressage test, a show jumping course in the stadium, and a field event in which horse and rider must make their way over obstacles such as logs and hay bales. While Batman would be able to ace the dressage component, his inexperience with jumping makes it impossible for him to safely or successfully compete in one of these shows. Continue reading “Teach Your Dressage Horse How to Jump” »