Know your striding: Part 8 - Related distances
By Carol Mailer
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11 August 2008 12:32
Striding out distances need never confuse you again – our guide shows you how to get the most from ground poles.
Related distances refers to the number of strides needed to jump related fences.
You need to allow six feet for your horse to take off, clear and land over a fence, and another six feet for him to do the same over the second fence. This adds up to 12 feet.
Add this 12 feet to the number of non-jumping strides between the fences and you will have got the total related distance.
For example, four strides are 48 feet, plus 12 feet (for the two jumps), totalling 60 ft.
This handy table below sums up the distances for you:
Know your striding: Part 1 - What's the purpose of polework?
Know your striding: Part 2 - Get your distances right
Know your striding: Part 3 - Riding over walk poles
Know your striding: Part 4 - Riding over trot poles
Know your striding: Part 5 - Riding over canter poles
Know your striding: Part 6 - Using canter poles to jump
Know your striding: Part 7 - Placing poles
Know your striding: Part 8 - Related distances
Know your striding: Part 9 - Riding combinations
Know your striding: Part 10 - Arrowheads on the ground
Know your striding: Part 11 - Riding a dog leg
