1.0Welcome to Horse Properties Bloghttps://www.horseproperties.net/blogBarbhttps://www.horseproperties.net/blog/author/barb/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PJZ1jHuK0Y"><a href="https://www.horseproperties.net/blog/gymnastics-for-horses/">Gymnastics for Horses</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.horseproperties.net/blog/gymnastics-for-horses/embed/#?secret=PJZ1jHuK0Y" width="600" height="338" title="“Gymnastics for Horses” — Welcome to Horse Properties Blog" data-secret="PJZ1jHuK0Y" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Gymnastic jumping, also called gridwork, uses poles and fences at set distances to build the confidence of a horse-rider team over fences and improve jumping technique. Gridwork can be as simple as trot poles or highly complex, depending on the skill of both the horse and rider. You may be interested in gridwork if you want to improve your rhythm over fences or if your horse has difficulty with distances.