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Show Jumping

Show jumping is an FEI equestrian discipline in which horse and rider complete a course of knockable obstacles as cleanly and within the allowed time as possible. Knockdowns, refusals, time faults and, by format, a jump-off decide the result.

LevelVariant FamilyAnimal sport CategoryEquestrian sport

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Classification

Category Equestrian sport

Family Animal sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Horse-rider pair completes an obstacle course with fault and time scoring.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want to train horse work, technique, responsibility and measurable course performance long-term.

Cost High through riding school/club lessons: instruction, horse use, helmet and equipment matter more than owning a horse. Riding lessons, club/venue fees, equipment, competition entries and horse upkeep or school-horse use. Riding school, equestrian club, jumping coach or national federation pathway. Horse welfare, suitable fence height and qualified supervisi…

First progress Balance and small fences after months; competition-safe course riding takes much longer.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

riding school/club
coach
suitable horse
helmet
riding/jumping tack
jumping arena

First steps

find riding school or club
secure seat and control
try cavaletti/small crosses with coach
learn to read course lines
check rules before shows

Riding school, equestrian club, FN/British Equestrian/USEF pathway or coached jumping lessons.

Train only with helmet, suitable venue, qualified coach, suitable horse and progressive fence height.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, animal, springreiten, animal-sport, show-jumping, tiersport, pferdesport, equestrian-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Ride the announced course as cleanly, legally and within the allowed time as possible.

Teilnehmer

Horse-rider combination.

Teamgröße

Individual; team scoring possible by competition.

Spielfeld

Show jumping course in an equestrian arena.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Faults, time penalties, placing and possible jump-off.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

horse
saddle/bridle
helmet
obstacles
timing

Wichtige Regelpunkte

knockdown
refusal
time fault
fall
rule/equipment breach