Welcome to Mark Smith Jumping

'MSJUMP'
is a website dedicated to the support of a modern and holistic approach to
the care, training and use of horses in the 21st century.
It is accepted that many horses are kept for
competitive use. This does not mean or imply that their instincts, needs
(physical or mental) are any less than those of a non-competitive animal.
We start with two fundamental truths about horses and
their behaviour.
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The horse has a relatively small brain for its size
and therefore relies far more on instincts to determine its behaviour.
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Most of the
horses
instincts stem from the fact that he a herbivorous animal, relying on
flight to stay alive.
We welcome contributions onto our noticeboard and wish
to stimulate intelligent debate on the best way forward with horses in the
coming years.
Mark Smith is the
consummate professional when dealing with horses but realizes that 99% of
the people having day-to-day contact with horses are not. They are
amateurs, who dearly love their charges and want to do what is best for
their equestrian dependants.
He
believes the
equestrian press is written by professional horse people and is accepted by
the amateur as gospel and sacrosanct. He thinks that the genuine horse
lover
should question what is written and be encouraged to believe that their
opinions and attitudes to their horses may be different, but they are no
less valid.
Ex-international event rider Mark Smith offers a wide
range of services including Clinics, Competition Preparation, Breaking and
Schooling. For a full list of Mark's services click the
Mark's Services link.
Just to prove to Kayla how willing
ponies are to jump without being hauled around by their mouths, I have added
this picture of a lovely pony jumping a corner fence with no bridle
whatsoever!!!
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e MAIL ME WITH YOUR THOUGHTS IF YOU
WOULD BE PREPARED TO SUPPORT ME IN MY CRUSADE TO BE PERMITTED TO COMPETED IN
BE EVENTING, WITHIN THE RULES, IN THIS OBVIOUSLY, HORSE-FRIENDLY WAY!!!
YES, U SAW RITE. Y SHOULD I NOT BE ABLE
TO COMPETE IN EVENTING IN THIS WAY, BRIDLELESS!!!. WHO COULD i HURT ...
CERTAINLY NOT THE HORSE!
NO OTHER DISCIPLINE HAVE FRAMED THEIR
RULES TO PREVENT ME FROM PROMOTING THE PRINCIPAL OF HARMONY AND
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN HORSE AND RIDER IN THIS WAY.
I AM PRINCIPALLED ENOUGH, (IF U LIKE, I
AM STUPID ENOUGH,) TO BELIEVE THAT IN MY QUEST TO PROMOTE HARMONY BETWEEN
HUMAN AND EQUINE, I SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO COMPETE WITH A WELL TRAINED
HORSE, UNDER BRITISH EVENTING RULES, WITHOUT THE RESTRAINT OF A BRIDLE WHICH
INCLUDES A BIT IN THE HORSES MOUTH, OF ANY DISCRIPTION.
I HAVE ALREADY PARTICIPATED IN DRESSAGE
COMPETITIONS WITHOUT A BIT; SHOW JUMPING HAS POSED NO PROBLEMS, CROSS
COUNTRY I RIDE REGULARLY WITHOUT THE NEED FOR METAL RESTRAINT ... I ASK U
NOW
I HAVE THE BOTTLE 2 COMPETE IN THIS WAY
.....
... HAVE U THE BOTTLE TO BACK MY
CAMPAIGN 2 BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE IN THIS WAY ...........
I CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT
E-MAIL ME NOW WITH YOUR MESSAGE OF
HORSE-FRIENDLY SUPPORT AND I WILL LEAD THE WAY .....
IN TWENTY YEARS TIME THERE WILL BE NO
SPURS OR STICK IN EQUESTRIAN SPORT ...
ONLY TRAINING OF HORSE OR RIDER!!!
THIS IS FACT!!!
UNFORTUNATELY, I SHALL BE LONG GONE!
CORRECT TRAINING OF HORSE AND RIDER CAN
PROMOTE THE HARMONY THAT A WORLD AUDIENCE DEMANDS AND THAT A HORSE-LOVING
PUBLIC CAN SUPPORT!!!
E MAIL ME NOW!!!
SUPPORT ME NOW!!!
HAVE U THE BOTTLE TO BACK ME AND THE
HORSE???