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The blind spot is only about an inch wide, meaning horses still have a bit of frontal vision. An overjump is more likely caused by a messed up stride, the horse spooking from the jumps appearance, or an excited horse wanting to show off. Although for the vision aspect we usually walk the horse up to the jump to show them it or lap the arena so they can see from all angles. Another solution we use is putting a pole on the ground under the jump, this allows the horse to better gage the height!
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