A good jumping horse will have two qualities — the physical ability to get his body up into the air, and a mental combination of courage and spirit. He must also have a desire to be careful, and to not touch the top of a jump with his hooves or body. A horse will canter or gallop, in the case of racehorses or hunters towards a jump, then his gait will change as he draws his hind legs further under him to take advantage of the spring of his powerful hindquarters.
He must then continue an upward, vertical motion with a forwards, horizontal motion, to clear the jump. He will lower his withers and his shoulder blades will tuck backwards under the saddle, in order to extend his front legs forward.
His forward momentum will propel him over the jump and his tucked up legs will help him avoid knocking down poles, in a similar way to the way a pole vaulter jumps. Each horse jumps differently; some have weaker areas which they then compensate for with other parts of their bodies — for example Milton, a champion show jumper ridden by John Whittaker , would not push off as much with his weaker front feet as some others, but he used his powerful quarters and extremely flexible back to compensate.
The High Jump used to be an attraction at shows, where horses would be put to fences of truly staggering heights. The average top level show jumping height is around feet, with the higher levels topping 6 feet. Steeplechase races tend to have lower fences, because horses are going so much faster — the idea behind racing is speed rather than clearing big obstacles.
A couple of inches won't make a difference if the horse is talented. Pennythetank Well-Known Member 7 May Joined 27 August Messages Location Ireland. Portside just a jiff is only Goldenstar Well-Known Member 7 May Joined 28 March Messages 40, My horse of a life time was If the horse gives you a good feel buy him. I think it's harder to sell the little ones due to rider size, and that's often also the reason pros have big horses - WFP would look a bit daft on a Joined 3 May Messages 5, Are you sure she didn't mean that he doesn't give enough height over the jumps, instead of referring to his actual height?
Seems like a strange thing to say. Joined 28 October Messages 1, Headley Britannia was only I have a Great idea ffionwinnie! Joined 25 March Messages No I don't think that it will stop you. As long as the horse has scope and loves the job, you'll be up for it no problem.
There really is an ongoing craze for massive enormous warmbloods with teeny tiny riders. People over look just what the middle sized horses can actually do! I don't understand it when I hear someone who is about 5'6 and of an average build claiming there is no way they could ever ride something as "small" as What nonsense! Well i certainly feel quite uncomfortable on big horses as i'm only 5 foot 4 and weigh about 8 stone, so it's nice not to have a huge horse.
The main thing the breeder kept saying was that because of his height his strides are short and that will limit him as we reach the upper levels Joined 17 July Messages 2, Location Ireland. I love smaller horses! A few of the smaller horses some already mentioned who seem to have managed okay with their short strides: Stroller Joined 25 November Messages 1, My old boss had a Could sj round 1.
Oh my god laura those photos are amazing! And now realising how ridiculous the breeder is for saying the 15,3 hands horse is too small oh happy days.
Joined 11 June Messages 10, Location Scotland. The right attitude is far more important than height - he sounds fab. Barnacle Well-Known Member 7 May If the horse or the competitor falls, they are eliminated.
The most common class is a called a Grand Prix where riders jump a standard round with the aim of achieving the lowest number of faults. If a number of riders finish with zero or an equality of faults, they jump off over a shortened course against the clock.
Courses vary in the level of difficulty and are generally graded according to the height of the fences being jumped. The height can vary for 80 cm for ponies up to 1. One of the most high profile competitions is the Puissance where riders attempt to jump a high wall that gets progressively higher after each round. International Shows are overseen by the Federation Equestre Internationale FEI and are graded according to the level of prize money on offer.
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