would it be OK to jump a 6 ft jump with a horse?

Question

i just need to know

Answer 1

Horses the jump obstacles are specifically trained to do so. For a regular riding horse this would be dangerous for both the horse and rider.
That's how Christopher Reeve became paralized

Answer 2

If you read through the page & links you'll get a better feel of what it would take to jump a horse at this height.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showjumping
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FEI
http://www.showjumping.com/nuke/html/

You ask if it is okay to jump a 6 ft jump with a horse?

If you are asking this question for yourself than it probably would not be a good idea to start at 6 ft. for either you or the horse.

There is a reason why only a few individuals and horses are able to compete at this height. It is very difficult and dangerous if the horse & rider are not properly conditioned & trained to do this.

It takes years to learn to soar over these heights. Allowing the horse & rider to get to know & trust each other is what makes a champion team. There are no short cuts to getting there. Whether your interest is purely pleasure or for show it will take time to learn each other's character. Get to know each others little idiosincrecy's. Then learning how to rate the speed, direction and steps needed to get in and out of a jump safely will need to be practiced until it becomes 2nd nature.

6 foot jumps are never safe, no matter what your level of experience and expertise.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Yes if you and the horse have had some training for jumping and you both are able to take fences that high.
Many horses jump 6ft on a regular basis.
However if you or the horse are not usedd to jumping a course tht high then no I would not try it.

Answer 4

I guess this is more of an opinion than fact, but I once had seen a show where they were competing to see what horse could jump the highest, they went to about 6.5 feet and personally I think it is nuts and abuse of a really fine horse to even ask that of them. There is too much risk of concussion to the legs and various other injuries, not to mention those of the rider should the get flung.

I have too much of a love and respect for horses to understand why one would push the limits like that and risk such a beautiful animal.

Answer 5

What height is your horse?? and is a generally good jumper? yes generally yea bu i suppose you nedd to work your way up to that heightyou need to make sure your horse is well school and is riding and responding well to you leg and hand! your horse needs to have its hing quaters engaged ungerneth itself, and you do not need and phenominal ammunt of speed a horse islika ball of potential energy if you cantering around the horse is listening to ur leg, if a jump popped out of the ground you should be able to take it without hesitation!, i know hunt horse tat take a 6-7ft hedge easily with atleat a two foot drop t the other side!! is it western or english riding you do? and where are you from cuz im from Ireland and i suppose its different ova here! Christopher was going a cross country compeition and the horse landed on him! cath your self on and olympic jumpers jump WELL OVER 6FT! it all depends on your ability, the horses ability and your confidence but be careful ts stilldangerous!

Answer 6

Last I knew the outdoor record for a Puissance class was over 7 foot. As the others have said, both horse and rider must be properly trained/conditioned for jumping heights like that. But in answer to your question yes, it is o.k. under the right set of circumstances.

Answer 7

No, it's too high, I think even top athletes jump up to 5 ft or so.

Answer 8

As long as the horse can make it. Can you?

Answer 9

if you and you horse are properly trained.This takes a tremendous amount of experience and concentration from horse and rider, and I would not suggest it.

Answer 10

you might want to be careful because if the horse looses control, it can fall on you.