(my friend from France recommends these vests for
riders. She did say to get the male version as the women's version has the
canister in the wrong place)
I must have a low center of gravity, because I appear
to always land on one hip or the other.
And/or teach your horse to really work off his
hindquarters. If you do this your spook will be up and around over the hocks.
Much easier to ride. That drop and spin is almost impossible to ride.
Banner doesn't do drop and spin, just jumps
sideways...suddenly, powerfully, 6 feet from where he was trotting. And
the interesting thing is that he never did it on an endurance event or a
treacherous trail, just around home on open ground or a wide
road.