Our dressage horses love jumping- especially on the lunge without the rider on board! We do not have the luxury of an indoor school- this would be ideal as the horses could jump free, but as we have to jump them outside, it is safer to have them on a lunge line. Of course, it takes skill to move with the horse to allow them to jump without disturbing them. The handler must be good at running alongside the horse in order to keep the horse straight from the approach, over the fence, to the landing afterwards. Use a lunge cavesson to attach the line to- never the bit, as you would not want to accidentally touch the horse's mouth. Boots or bandages are wise to protect the horse's legs.
