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HORSE JUMPING BY: MIA FANNING
LESSON OBJECTIVES
• PEERS WILL DESCRIBE THE STEPS A HORSE TAKES TO CLEAR A JUMP
DISCUSSION RULES
1. LISTEN ACTIVELY
2. ASK ALL (SERIOUS) QUESTIONS
3. ALWAYS TELL ME IF YOU ARE HAVING ANY TROUBLE
UNDERSTANDING THE CONTENT.
TWO-POINT
TWO-POINT IS THE POSITION YOU GO INTO BEFORE AND WHILE
YOU ARE GOING OVER THE FENCE
THIS POSITION CAN ALSO BE CALLED JUMPING POSITION
IN TWO-POINT YOU LIFT YOURSELF OUT OF THE SADDLE AND YOU
LEAN FORWARD OVER THE SADDLE AND HORSE’S NECK A LITTLE BIT.
THE STEPS OF A JUMPING HORSE
THERE ARE 5 STEPS A HORSE TAKES TO CLEAR A JUMP
THE FIRST STEP THAT THE HORSE TAKES IS CALLED THE APPROACH
THIS STEP IS WHERE THE HORSE COMES UP TO AND PREPARES FOR
THE JUMP.
THIS IS ALSO THE STEP WHERE YOU NEED TO START LOOKING
AHEAD.
STEP 2
THIS STEP IS CALLED TAKE-OFF.
IN THIS STEP THE HORSE GATHERS ITSELF TO JUMP.
THIS IS THE STEP WHERE THE RIDER GOES INTO TWO-POINT
THIS STAGE THE HORSE’S HIND FEET ARE STILL ON THE GROUND.
STEP 3
THIS STAGE IS CALLED SUSPENSION.
THIS STEP THE HORSE IS FULLY IN THE AIR.
IN THIS STAGE THE RIDER IS FULLY IN TWO-POINT (AND CAN MOVE A
LITTLE BIT FARTHER UP THE NECK DEPENDING ON THE HEIGHT OF THE
JUMP)
THIS STEP CAN ALSO BE CALLED FLIGHT BECAUSE THE HORSE IS NOT
TOUCHING THE GROUND (AND FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE YOU
DO FEEL LIKE YOU ARE FLYING.
STEP 4
THIS STEP IS CALLED LANDING
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY CALLED THE LANDING BECAUSE THIS IS THE
STAGE WHERE YOUR HORSE LANDS
IN THIS STAGE YOU STAY IN TWO POINT YOU DON’T COME OUT OF
TWO POINT UNTIL THE NEXT STEP
IN THIS STEP YOUR HORSE HAS HIS/HER FRONT FEET ON THE
GROUND
STEP 5
THIS LAST STAGE IS CALLED RECOVERY.
THIS IS THE STEP YOU COME OUT OF TWO-
POINT
THE HORSE HAS ALL OF HER/HIS FEET ON THE
GROUND
THIS STAGE IS CALLED RECOVERY BECAUSE THE
HORSE (AND RIDER) GET ORGANIZED AGAIN
AFTER FINISHING THE JUMP JUST BEFORE
THE RECOVERY STAGE IS A SHORT STAGE THAT
ONLY LASTS FOR A SECOND BEFORE THEY GO
DASHING OF TO THE NEXT ONE!
TYPES OF JUMPING THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF JUMPING
SHOW JUMPING AND
CROSS COUNTRY
CROSS COUNTRY JUMPING
CROSS COUNTRY IS A JUMPING SPORT THAT IS MADE TO LOOK MORE LIKE
SOMETHING NATURAL
IT IS USUALLY LOCATED IN WOODED AREAS
IN CROSS COUNTRY THE RIDER HAS TO FOLLOW A SPECIFIC PATH
THROUGH THE JUMPS
IN THIS EVENT YOU ARE TIMED. THE JUDGES ARE STATIONED AT EACH JUMP
TO JUDGE YOU ON TIME AND CORRECT COMPLETION OF THE JUMPS
IN YOUR TURN YOU GET POINTS TAKEN OFF IF YOU DO THE JUMPS IN THE
WRONG ORDER, OR IF YOUR HORSE REFUSES THE JUMP. ( 3 TIMES AND YOU
GET DISQUALIFIED)
STADIUM/SHOW JUMPING
SHOW JUMPING IS ONE TYPE OF JUMPING
SHOW JUMPING IS LOCATED IN AN ARENA UNLIKE CROSS COUNTRY WHICH IS IN
WOODED AREAS
BUT LIKE CROSS COUNTRY YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW A SERIES OF JUMPS OF VARIOUS
HEIGHTS
IN THIS EVENT YOU ARE JUDGED ON YOUR APPERANCE, YOUR RIDING ABILITIES,
YOUR HORSE’S SHOWING ABLITIES, AND YOUR TIME.
IN THIS EVENT YOU GET POINTS TAKEN AWAY IF YOU KNOCK DOWN JUMPS, TAKE
THE COURSE WRONG, OR IF YOUR HORSE REFUSES A JUMP.
( IF YOUR HORSE REFUSES 3 TIMES THAN LIKE IN CROSS COUNTRY YOU ARE
DISQUALIFIED)
DISCUSSION MATERIAL
THIS IS A VIDEO OF A MAN JUMPING
IN A HORSE SHOW. LOOK AT HIM
OVER THE JUMP. HE IS GOING INTO
HIS TWO-POINT POSITION. TRY TO
SEE THE DIFFERENT STAGES THAT THE
HORSE GOES INTO BEFORE AND
OVER THE JUMPS.
TASK AND QUESTIONS
FOR THE TASK I HAVE THIS VIDEO OF A LESSON I
TOOK A FEW WEEKS AGO I WANT YOU TO TRY
TO SEE THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF JUMPING THAT I
HAVE TAUGHT YOU
AT THE END OF THE VIDEO WE WILL
DISCUSS THE VIDEO AND HOW WELL
YOU COULD SEE THE STAGES AND
MY MOVEMENT.
FUN FACT: THIS IS MY FAVORITE HORSE THAT I RIDE
HERE, HER NAME IS KANDI
QUESTIONS
1) WHICH OF THE STEPS DO I GO INTO TWO-POINT?
2) WHEN DOES MY HORSE HAVE HER TWO HIND FEET ON THE GROUND?
3) WHAT STEP DOES THE HORSE HAVE ALL HER FEET IN THE AIR?
4) WHAT KIND OF JUMPING IS THIS?
A. SHOW JUMPING
B. CROSS COUNTRY
EXIT SLIP
FIRST BEFORE WE DO AN EXIT SLIP I NEED YOU TO TELL ME IF YOU
ARE HAVING ANY TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING ANYTHING THAT WAS
JUST SAID.
1. WHAT IS THE THIRD STEP OF THE STAGES THAT A HORSE TAKES TO
CLEAR A JUMP?
2. NAME ALL THE STEPS TO CLEARING A JUMP.
3. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CROSS COUNTRY AND SHOW
JUMPING?
Horses resting
Wind blowing
Horses running
Grass swaying