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Horse and rider negotiating a corner. Also called an apex, a corner fence has a triangular shape, with the horse jumping over one corner of the triangle. They are similar to the "fan" jump seen in show-jumping. As the name suggests, the fence makes a "V" shape, that can have an angle up to 90 degrees.
Used as a "gymnastic" in conjunction with other horse jumping obstacles in a training ring, they help teach the horse how to approach a fence at the proper speed and length of stride. Set at higher settings, they become small jumps to introduce young horses or beginning riders to jumping. Some designs can safely be stacked, allowing fences up ...
Early motion picture of a horse jumping. Dog agility, in which a dog traverses various obstacles, including jumps. Show jumping and Eventing, competitions where a horse jumps over fences. Rabbit show jumping; Fox hunting, in which horses and fox hounds jump over fences and other obstacles.
Flat racing – Equestrian sport; Harness racing – A form of horse racing that uses a two-wheeled cart; Point-to-point – Form of horse racing; Steeplechase – Horse race form originally from Ireland, featuring jumps over fence and ditch obstacles
Horse and rider negotiating the ditch element of a coffin. There are many different types of cross county obstacles, all designed, in some degree, to imitate or resemble obstacles that a horse and rider could theoretically encounter in actual cross-country riding. Some obstacles are single jumps, or "verticals" made of different types of materials.
A horse free jumping. The airborne phase of the jumping process occurs between stance phases of the fore and hind limbs and is therefore biomechanically equivalent to a highly suspended or elevated canter stride. [citation needed] For this reason, horses typically approach obstacles at the canter. The jumping process can be broken down into ...
The variety in obstacles is used to make the horse demonstrate agility, power, intelligence, and bravery. The long format was phased out at the FEI level between 2003 [ 28 ] and 2008, [ 29 ] but several countries continue to run long format events at the national level, including the US, [ 30 ] Great Britain, [ 31 ] and Canada.
The horse should be calm and submissive for the dressage phase, with good training on the flat. For cross-country, the horse must be brave, athletic, and (especially at the higher levels) fast with a good galloping stride and great stamina. The horse does not have to possess perfect jumping form, but should be safe over fences and have good scope.