Jump Off Episode Four - Behind the Scenes & Highlights

Well it’s all fun and games until we take our horses out in public – isn’t it? As the riders take some of their horses out and about to jump clubs and small competitions, we see how the horses react as they experience a very different environment t0 what they have previously been used to at the racetrack.

TEAM ROYCROFT/CUMMINGS
Vicki Roycroft was on the lookout for another horse and James Cummings suggested Stryker Rose. Being a 5-year-old with only ten race starts, Roycroft thinks she might be well suited. After taking her for a ride where she does “everything right” and has “a great attitude”, Roycroft is very positive about her enthusiasm and potential for the competition.

Roycroft shows Cummings and his wife Monica (an ex student of Roycroft) how well Inner Circle, the current star of her team, is progressing. Roycroft is impressed by how well raised and well trained all the horses from the Cummings stable are. In particular, she considers Inner Circle to be very trainable and talented.

Please click here to read the rest of the article as it appears on the Australian Jumping website