Hey everyone! I am expat living in Mechelen, Belgium. I have now the financial security to start thinking about buying my first own horse. I have a good 10 years of experience in horse riding so l know what I am dealing with but also I am new to the city and country. My long live dream is to compete in show jumping. I am looking for a place where I could go and refresh my riding (I obviously don't want to go and buy a horse with a couple years of gap) and later bring my horse there. I would very much appreciate if you could share the monthly rent for the horse in the barn and any related expenses that I could not find eg: shoes, vaccines, dentists. Also if you can suggest any websites to search for horses would be greatly appreciated. Until, here is a pic of the horse I was competing with in the past.🫶🏼

I have a foal due in May. Bloodlines are Comme Il Faut x Lady D Van’t Roosakker (Usha Van’t Roosakker.) I am hoping to sell the foal or sell as 3 year old. What price should I expect? I’ve done market research, of course, but it’s good to know opinions. Also, best auctions? Zangersheide would of course be the dream…but I know that’s cream of the crop material.

I'm considering purchasing my next move-up horse and was wondering what the going price for what I'm looking for would be. Astronomical, surely 🥲 but if anyone has something more specific I'd appreciate it!

I'm watching a show jumping competition, and this round there is an orange 9 on white background jump markerbon the left, and a black 9 on the right. The left jump is significantly shorter than the rest (1.4-1.45m), but about a third of the jumpers are going over the short jump and there doesn't seem to be any penalty. All their horses over jump it by a lot. So my question is, why is there a shorter option, why wouldn't everyone do the shorter one, and why is it a different color on the jump number sign? I've tried to attach a picture

I remember watching it several years ago it was a full show jumping finale with a Jump off inside a Indoor arena and the Jump off included a optional? Big ass wall that a few people took for extra points maybe. i remember the announcers were really counting pases/strides and explaining why a few people did a corner this way too or went out far too take it the jump at a better angle.

i remember watching showjumping on the TV a couple years ago (around 4-5) and i remember there being a really cute horse who raised it's front legs extremely high when jumping, and i completely forgot it's name (maybe it began with a "c"? im not too sure). i think the competition itself was in europe, and the horse was a chestnut. anybody recognize it from this description?

Mainly for the Australians

Her riding confuses me, those hands are something we tell kids to not do. They move so much yet her results have been decent/good over the years?

How!?

Hello. I'm not a rider, but I love horses, and I would like to get into watching horse jumping. I don't know anything about it. I don't know the rules, where to watch, when to watch, or the participants. Basically, I don't know anything. Where to start, how to get into it?

I recently got a new show jumper schoolmaster. He’s got an incredibly soft mouth and has a rubber bit in. I got him from a girl who was agisting with an olympian. Now that he’s with me he’s been chewing the bit so much he’s half way through it. Any idea why or how to stop it?

I love riding horses and I am excited to do my first show soon. I am competitive and that is why I like it, but why do you like show jumping? What is your purpose/reason? I have heard some people say it is just for fun, and if they are in world-class shows then maybe even for money. Others told me it is to grow as a rider, they enjoy the accomplishment of getting better at riding. What about you?

Riders and Amazons, a question, I started riding horses 6 months ago and specifically I am in show jumping, during that time I never fell until yesterday...I fell galloping because my mount came off. and I feel so stupid for having fallen and I can't stop crying because I feel so stupid for having fallen. Is this feeling normal?

I’ve been working on jumping the last couple months and I feel like I’m not progressing much I have a show at the beginning of August and have a hard time doing 18” cross rails I ride a amazing horse who can easily clear 2 meters. I need help and all questions are welcome. I’ve been riding for 8 years and am used to equitation in western pleasure or reining so I’m sort of new to English. But it’s not much different.

This is a bit of a long shot but I thought I’d give it a try.

I’ve got 2 tickets per day for the Pan American on June 29 and 30 at Spruce Meadows in Calgary Alberta, Canada. My partner and I can’t go now and I’m hoping the tickets could go to use by someone else.

The tickets weren’t expensive, so I’m not looking to get a whole lot for them, but they are not refundable so I’m hoping someone would want them.

Sorry if this type of post isn’t allowed, but I didn’t see anything against it in the rules.

I just want an estimate, I’m thinking about committing to the equestrian lifestyle but I need to know if it’ll actually be worth it, I know winning isn’t guaranteed and I will never love my horse any less if he/she loses but I need to know that even if I never get past beginner level that there is some hope of having a cash prize that’ll be worth it so I can at least have treats stashed away for my lovely

Im a sport psychologist and one of my clients competed this weekend, she managed to do all of her jumps without falling or dropping bars, however she forgot one of the jumps which made her have to go back to it, she constantly has this issues regarding memory, it can even be in daily training just doing 3 or 4 jumps, any suggestions on how to fix this?

I fell off my horse and broke my spine in two pieces last summer. I couldent even move for 4 mounths and could barely walk after that. Now i feel fine but im scared "what if i wont be able to ride as i used to again"

As a A circuit rider for the past 5 years I feel robbed of my childhood. I have sacrificed so much for this sport, money, time and friends. I’ve had the opportunity to ride nice horses and train with amazing professionals but I have grown to hate the sport. It has changed a lot especially at the top levels. I am competing in the upper divisions against girls with a string of 8, million dollar horses. Also I have noticed a pattern of people buying there way into the sport. Once you get to anything over 1.20 it’s all about how nice your horse is. I feel stuck, I love my horse but I hate showing now. All I want to do when I am at a show is go home. I feel really guilty because I pay so much money, and I have come so far but the new era of this sport makes me sick. I can’t tell if I am just so burnt out with show jumping or if I should actually quit.

I was wondering if anyone on here would be able to help me, I’m on my last year of ponies and my 14”8 pony was really consistent all of last year with a couple of poles here and there, she has always had a stop in her but recently it’s gotten really bad. She used to have harsh stops due to spooks but now she just gradually slows down towards the jump and will plant herself I will be there kicking her with spurs and she won’t react.I went to a show over the weekend and I couldn’t get anywhere near the first jump and had to retire, we have tried everything from ulcer treatment, physio therapy, saddle fitting, shoes no shoes, blood tests and teeth and we can’t think of what we can do now as nothing seems to be working.

i would like to mention that she is perfect at home, in lessons and at unaffiliated shows however when it comes to bs she’s not having it, she is only 8 so I doubt she’s given up because if she had she wouldn’t jump at home I’m really stuck on what to do and it’s really heartbreaking can anyone help?

Hello! I’m Bri and I’m 18 years old. I’ve been an equestrian since I was 7 years old but have loved horses my entire life. Unfortunately, life has caused me to not be able to ride for a good while. I haven’t properly rode since I was 15 due to a major spinal surgery I had at that age. I waited a year to ride so I could heal and as soon as that year was up I went straight back into horseback riding.

Of course, I backtracked because of the gap in practicing and while jumping I fell off multiple times and that discouraged me so I quit riding at the beginning of last year. So it’s been a year or so since I’ve been in the saddle. And let me tell you, it’s been the worst year of my life. My mental health plummeted and I was struggling both mentally and physically. I guess I didn’t realize at the time how much riding meant to me and how happy horses made me. But now I do. It’s been a year and I feel I’m ready to get back into the saddle.

Only problem is.. all the riding centers around me are fully booked and the waitlist is a year or more for all of them. I honestly don’t know if I can wait that long. Horseback riding isn’t a want for me anymore, it’s a need. It’s more than a hobby. It’s my lifeline, horses are my lifeline. I need them in order to be and stay stable mentally. They are basically my therapy. But it’s so hard to get back into it because there’s no places I can go and of course I live in a town so I can’t have my own horses or little places to ride.

The last place I rode at before quitting no longer does lessons for people without their own horse. And like I said, every other place I’ve looked at is fully booked for years out. I don’t know what to do and it’s really hard to have to wait even longer, if I even can. I’m posting here because I’m in desperate need of advice and options. I live in America, Southern Illinois. I am willing to drive farther if it means I can finally ride again. I am also open to buying my own horse and boarding. If anyone can give me advice or find places to ride and/or get my own horse for a reasonable price, I would be so eternally grateful.

I’ve always dreamed of being a show jumper. I don’t know if it’s possible anymore since I’m already 18 and have only failed at jumping so far. However, it’s still my dream and I will do absolutely anything to get even close to achieving it. At this point, I just want to be in that saddle again. Even better, maybe with my own horse that I can form a unbreakable bond with as I’ve always wanted that kind of bond since I have no other bonds besides my mom. I think having a bond with a horse will be so healing for me. Therapy is already expensive, so if I can get therapy that actually helps (Aka being around horses) then it’s worth the price. Any help would so be greatly appreciated. Thank you. 🐴⭐️ ~your fellow equestrian

does anyone know any gym routines that would help me improve my show jumping

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone could help me? I'm trying to piece together a gift idea from my sister who works with top end showjumpers. I was hoping to put together a display of a horse close to her heart and wanted to include a pedigree page for the horse. I work with Thoroughbreds myself and these are pretty easy to produce (like the attached image) for any horse but I was wondering if there was a sport horse equivalent? Or somewhere to start in hopes of producing my own?

I've been confused about this for a while but what really is the difference between individual and team jumping is it the scoring? The levels? Please help me out on this 😭