Establish a relaxed canter or trot toward the jump. When you are about three strides out, open your hands out from the sides of the horse’s neck; the left hand moves 6 – 8 inches to the left of the horse’s neck, the right hand moves 6-8 inches to the right of the horse’s neck. In essence you a

re forming, physically and in the horse’s mind, an inescapable corridor to the jump. You can either be sitting or in 3-point position. Your elbows, hands and the horse’s mouth are in a straight line. As the horse lifts into the jump, you must go back to the proper jumping position. And, need I say, THUMBS UP before, during and after jump.