Jumping position

Position over fences

release, holidng your position

Leg

supports riders balance and seat

heels

down and flexing to absorb the motion

hip angles

get closed by the horse

flat back

upper body strong but flexiable

eye level

up and looking ahead

hands

following the horse so he can use his head and neck to jump

Leaning too far foward

ride in front of the horses motion and pushes the riders leg back and out of position

jumping ahead

when the rider flings themselves forwards on to the horses neck interfering with the horses balance

ducking

dropping the head down below the crest while the horse is in the air

dropping back in the air

the ridrs weight shifts back at the top of the jumping arc and falls behind the motion

getting left behind

the horse jumps before the rider is ready and gets left behind

overweighting on one stirrup

uneven weight in one stirrup verses the other

perching

the rider is above and ahead of the horses motion

eyes down

looking down at the jump or looking down

looking too early

looking at the next turn way to early

release types

mane release, crest or long release, short releast or automatic

mane release

several strides before takeoff rider moves both hands halfway up the horse neck and holds onto the mane

crest release

the riders hands to not grab the mane they rest on the crest

long release

timing

short release

reins are loose contact but not thrown away

automatic release

used with a following arm

broken line

breaking the line from the elbows to the bit below the bit puts pressure on the horses mouth and interfere with the horses forward motion

hands above the neck

hands that are above the neck

no release

the rider ends up hitting the horses mouth over the fence

over release

throwing hands forward almost up the neck to much

backward release

the hand rotates background aginst the horses mouth

nipping

attempting to lift the horse off the ground

exaggerated opening rein

exaggerated opening rein with little or no contact