🌟 Jump Exercise 💫 Do you ever approach jumps at the counter canter ? I struggle a good deal with straightness. Swatch is low-key massive, and getting his big body connected and straight is one of my weaknesses. (Especially when I favor one side myself) . But an exercise I often used with Frye even over full-size prelim jumps is to approach every jump at the counter canter through a course. By establishing the counter canter my leg is perfectly wrapped around her body, riding for straightness and through, and as you approach the fence my mind is focused on that straightness and rhythm. Rather than searching for a takeoff spot or getting ahead of him, the positioning helped me ride a more balanced course. . I have a jump lesson tomorrow so schooled swatch over poles and a few small cavelletis and fences and incorporated the same exercise. Every pole, jump, came up to the right distance, he popped up straight and used his body and my leg was secure. . If you find yourself struggling t...