Equestrian
Basic Hunter Jumper Phrases
- Hunter: A sort of
horse or class judged on manners, efficiency, conformation, and suitability to carry out as a hunter. - Jumper: Horses judged solely on their capacity to leap obstacles.
- Equitation: Judging of the rider’s capacity to trip appropriately and with efficient aids.
Hunter Jumper Competitors Sorts
- Traditional: A particular competitors with larger stakes and sometimes extra rounds.
- Derby: A prestigious class that mixes pure and conventional jumps.
- Grand Prix: The very best stage of leaping competitors, that includes the biggest obstacles.
- Useful Hunter: A category that emphasizes the
horse ‘s capacity to navigate a course with turns, rollbacks, and various stride lengths in a easy, environment friendly method.
Hunter Jumper Obstacles and Programs
- Vertical: An impediment that consists of poles or planks organized one above the opposite with out width.
- Oxer: A soar with two verticals shut collectively, creating width; might be sq. or ascending.
- Mixture: Two or extra jumps set a selected variety of strides aside, requiring exact driving.
- Rollback: A decent flip between two jumps.
- Liverpool: A soar with water below or in entrance of it.
- Bounce: Obstacles set so the
horse lands and takes off once more instantly with out an intervening stride.
Hunter Jumper Driving Strategies and Gear
- Launch: The strategy of giving the
horse extra freedom of motion by extending the arms ahead over jumps. - Two-point: A driving place the place the rider’s seat is out of the saddle, and the load is within the stirrups.
- Pelham: A sort of bit that may act each as a snaffle and a curb bit.
- Martingale: Gear used to manage head place; is available in standing and working varieties.
Judging Standards
- Conformation: The bodily look and construction of the
horse . - Manners: The
horse ‘s habits throughout a category. - Scope: The
horse ‘s capacity to leap giant and large obstacles. - Stride: The size and regularity of the steps a
horse takes.
Miscellaneous Hunter Jumper Phrases
- Hack: A category the place horses are judged on their suitability for driving on flat floor.
- Lead Change: The motion of fixing the main leg throughout canter or gallop.
- Education: Follow or warm-up periods earlier than competitors.
- Spook: When a
horse is startled and jumps sideways or refuses an impediment.
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