tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018802758633260688.post8282202268069227222..comments2023-10-27T03:14:40.940-07:00Comments on Apping it up: We can haz brainz! Pt IIappydoesdressagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03247747981543003242noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018802758633260688.post-70816240650819094512011-05-11T08:43:06.796-07:002011-05-11T08:43:06.796-07:00Hitting the jump is a self-reminder that he didn&#...Hitting the jump is a self-reminder that he didn't try hard enough. It does tend to "hurt" when hitting the poles, though I have light plastic ones so it doesn't hurt much at all. Think of walking into something that can move, it kinda stings but not much. It is good for him to learn how to jump over things that don't hurt before going over something that would really hurt (ie solid jump, wood poles)<br /><br />The moving up fast is a deliberate attempt to push him as far as he can and see where he will break. This entire time we've gone super slow and unfortunately found he still refused when presented with a question he wasn't comfortable with. Thus I am presenting all sorts of uncomfortable questions so he can get comfortable with them :)appydoesdressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247747981543003242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018802758633260688.post-61839217688242078832011-05-11T08:28:47.398-07:002011-05-11T08:28:47.398-07:00Aww poor guy. Does hitting the jump scare him or ...Aww poor guy. Does hitting the jump scare him or make him realize it doesn't hurt? I don't know anything about jumping. I've free jumped horses, but we always moved it up one hole at a time and only verticals. :)Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com