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SPOR TS

Equestrian sports SHOWJUMPING SADDLE
High cantle

Deep seat
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS HAVE TAKEN place throughout the world for
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centuries: events involving mounted horses were recorded in the
Olympic Games of 642 BC. Showjumping, however, is a much more
recent innovation, and the first competitions were held at the beginning
of the 1900s. In this sport, horse and rider must negotiate a course of
variable, unfixed obstacles, making as few mistakes as possible.
Showjumping fences consist of wooden stands, known as standards or
wings, that support planks or poles. Parts of the fence are designed to Forward-cut
collapse on impact, preventing injury to the horse and rider. Judges flap
penalize competitors for errors, such as knocking down obstacles,
refusing jumps, or deviating from the course. Depending on the type Knee roll
of competition, the rider with the fewest faults, most points, or fastest SHOWJUMPING FENCES
time wins. There are two basic forms of horse racing—flat races and
races with jumps, such as steeplechase or hurdle races. Thoroughbred
horses are used in this sport, since they have great strength and stamina Standard
Foot
and can achieve speeds of up to 40 mph (65 kph). Jockeys wear “silks”—
caps and jackets designed in distinctive colors and patterns that help
identify the horses. In harness racing, the horse is driven from a light, Plank
two -wheeled carriage called a sulky. Horses are trained to trot and to
UPRIGHT PLANKS
pace, and different races are held for each of these types of gait. In
pacing races, the horses wear hobbles to prevent them from breaking
into a trot or gallop. Breeds such as the Standardbred and the French
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Trotter have been developed especially for this sport.
Pole
Hard hat
UPRIGHT POLES
Riding jacket Back pole
Browband
Throat-latch
Rein Jodhpurs
Standard
Cheek- Showjumping
piece saddle
Pole
Foot
Hindquarters
TRIPLE BAR (STAIRCASE)
Dock
Standard
Running
martingale
Pole
Noseband
Foot
HOG’S-BACK
Sheepskin
Brushing numnah Girth Stirrup Riding
boot iron boot
Hock
Gaskin joint
Pillar
Wooden
Hoof
SHOWJUMPING Fetlock joint Pastern block painted
HORSE WITH RIDER to resemble
Coronet WALL a brick
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