The most basic (and useful) piece of gymnastic jumping equipment is, simply, rails, either natural-colored or painted. You can use them to do anything. And you can...
http://www.equisearch.com/uncategorized/rails-are-building-blocks/
[/caption] You’ve studied the course diagram posted by the ring and memorized your route in the upcoming jumper class. The arena is now open for the course walk. This is the...
Vaulting: Equestrian sport involving gymnastic exercises done on the back of a moving horse. Vertical: (i) Upright fence with no spread. Can be rails, planks, gate or wall....
It had been almost a decade since the death of Marion duPont Scott, but her spirit was felt on November 5, 1994, when the Montpelier Hunt Races celebrated the sixtieth...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/sports/more_sports/eqmontpeli1745/
[/caption] 1. Bulldoze a circular pad, a bit more than 51 feet in diameter, to the depth of about a foot. Compact the soil; add 6 inches of graduated stone; and...
One of the great trademarks of classic American equitation over fences is our emphasis on "staying with your horse"--naturally following his motion in the approach, takeoff, over the jump, on...
Do you worry about "bogey" jumps--those unusual-looking fences that you're not sure your horse has ever seen before? Do you trust him to canter confidently up to them, or do...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/hunter_jumper/jump_with_confidence_082108/
Joe Fargis stood near the chute of ground rails running the length of the indoor arena, its centerline falling precisely under the middle row of lights. Riders first walked their...
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American Quarter Horse Association Hunt Seat Equitation: Tests an amateur or youth's ability to ride--not the performance of the horse. Contestants work a predetermined pattern consisting of maneuvers such as changing...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/dressage/breed_show_primer_121009/
Then they drifted right, rode a half-turn to the left, jumped the line back in three strides to four strides and finally repeated the half-turn to the right, jumped the...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/hunter_jumper/horsemastership_day4_010809/
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