"English" is a broad term for a discipline that encompasses hunter, jumper, dressage & even saddle seat.
I think your question might be more accurate in asking if a hunter horse can do show jumping...and that would depend on the level of show jumping you want and the abilities of the horse & rider, as jumpers is a lot more demanding than hunters because of the differences in the competition style.
Yes, if they have the need for speed and can handle the heigth and have good comformation. Some english trained horses can't jump, others seem like they were born for it. Some horses don't like jumping, others live for it. Even western horses can jump. It really depends on the horse, not what saddle you slap on it.
There are versatile horses that would do loads of issues, yet you're no longer likely to locate one that excels interior the Western excitement ring and then is going and does rather nicely at a three day journey the subsequent weekend. those disciplines require distinctive conformation and distinctive temperaments. in case you're only finding to instruct at 4h point, you should locate a horse that ought to do ok, yet once you pick to be a severe competitor you like a horse made for the activity.
I believe it depends on the breed as to whether the horse will do well in the show jumping ring.
Gaited horses like Tennessee Walkers tend not to do well. Whereas warmblood breeds - Hannovarian, Selle Francais, Irish Thoroughbred - tend to excel on the circuit and are the choice of many Olympic riders. American breeds - Quarter Horse, American Thoroughbred - will do well, but great care must be taken with their legs (they tend to get easily injured). Arabians can also make good jumpers - but again attention to their legs is a must.
yes, but you would have to start out with small jumps. that is what i did with my horse. he was western, then english, then i started training him to jump on my own and no body knew it!!! lol!!! yeah, i don't see why not though.
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"English" is a broad term for a discipline that encompasses hunter, jumper, dressage & even saddle seat.
I think your question might be more accurate in asking if a hunter horse can do show jumping...and that would depend on the level of show jumping you want and the abilities of the horse & rider, as jumpers is a lot more demanding than hunters because of the differences in the competition style.
Yes, if they have the need for speed and can handle the heigth and have good comformation. Some english trained horses can't jump, others seem like they were born for it. Some horses don't like jumping, others live for it. Even western horses can jump. It really depends on the horse, not what saddle you slap on it.
There are versatile horses that would do loads of issues, yet you're no longer likely to locate one that excels interior the Western excitement ring and then is going and does rather nicely at a three day journey the subsequent weekend. those disciplines require distinctive conformation and distinctive temperaments. in case you're only finding to instruct at 4h point, you should locate a horse that ought to do ok, yet once you pick to be a severe competitor you like a horse made for the activity.
I believe it depends on the breed as to whether the horse will do well in the show jumping ring.
Gaited horses like Tennessee Walkers tend not to do well. Whereas warmblood breeds - Hannovarian, Selle Francais, Irish Thoroughbred - tend to excel on the circuit and are the choice of many Olympic riders. American breeds - Quarter Horse, American Thoroughbred - will do well, but great care must be taken with their legs (they tend to get easily injured). Arabians can also make good jumpers - but again attention to their legs is a must.
yes, but you would have to start out with small jumps. that is what i did with my horse. he was western, then english, then i started training him to jump on my own and no body knew it!!! lol!!! yeah, i don't see why not though.
of course, jumping is english style!
umm...yeah
duh you can train a horse to do anything.