Brittany Davis

I do other activities once in a while like rock climbing or going hiking in the mountains. Horses, school and work take up most of my time though.

Are you bouncing at the trot or is the horse's trot too bouncy? If you are bouncing that is just timing, core strength and practice. If uts the horse then some horses have a short bouncy trot naturally and you just have to learn to ride it and gain strength and balance to handle it. Some horses bounce when they go slowly so lengthening the trot (making your horse go a bit faster but not too fast) can help smooth it out.

Unless she has a difficult birth you can start working her back in shape when the foal is a few months old. Just light lunging and walk trot work because the foal will still be with her. Once you wean at 6 months you can really put her back into work and get her conditioned back to show shape before you compete again. This can take about 12 weeks to do properly.

I would suggest you working out, especially working on your core stability since you need that to stabilize you in the saddle and angle your seat tge right way to properly ask for the right lead.

Not top level but you could definitely do lower levels on one. Youtuber Blobthecob jumps her's pretty high and does lots with him.

I don't know where but for breeds I've actually had some quarter horses in the past with a good jump on them. Or try and appendix (quarter horse/thoroughbred cross). I've seen lots of other breeds do both english and western too. Good luck!

Lozenge/double jointed type snaffle, or could try spmething like a myler. If he isn't strong you could always go with a happy mouth bit or even a leather bit! Its trial and error to find something he likes, good luck!

Jeans and whatever top or layers are appropriate for the weather

Don't forget to breathe. Don't look down at the jump, ride straight ahead to a point on the rail (or look at your next jump if doing more than one).

Walk trot can often be under $100 if they are only a one day show. A-level can run hundreds to even thousands depending on how high and how many days a show is. It also varies a lot by where you are showing. A good medium level show could cost $600 for a weekend. Look at show websites and prize books for prices.