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A horse and rider jumping an obstacle. Jumping plays a major role in many equestrian sports, such as show jumping, fox hunting, steeplechasing, and eventing.The biomechanics of jumping, the influence of the rider, and the heritability of jumping prowess have all been the focus of research.
Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation.Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics.
Many types of obstacles are found in competitive horse jumping sports such as show jumping, hunter classes, and the cross-country phase of eventing.The size and type of obstacles vary depending on the course designer and the expected difficulty level of a particular competition.
Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping.
Category for horses that take part in show jumping events. Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. A.
A sport horse or sporthorse is a type of horse, rather than any particular breed. The term is usually applied to horses bred for the traditional Olympic equestrian sporting events of dressage, eventing, show jumping, and combined driving, but the precise definition varies.
Draft horse showing – type of horse show; Fine harness – American competition with high-stepping driving horses; Harness racing – A form of horse racing that uses a two-wheeled cart; Pleasure driving – A horse show class involving horses pulling carts
Concours de Saut International is a ranking system for the equestrian competition show jumping. All CSI events are approved by the international governing body of equestrian sport, the FEI . The CSI is broken down into a starring system, where more competitive events with more prize money have a higher number of stars.