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2. Horse jumping obstacles - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Jumping (horse) - Wikipedia

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   The bascule is the horse's arc over the fence. A horse with a good bascule makes a rounded jump and helps the horse jump higher. The forelegs are drawn up towards the body and the hindlegs are "retroflexed" out away from the body to clear the obstacle. During flight, the rider has little impact on the actual trajectory of the horse's body.

4. Cross-country riding - Wikipedia

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   Although horses do not need to have a very "round" jump—indeed, large bascule is often detrimental to an event horse while on cross-country because it wastes energy and time, and also makes certain jump efforts, such as drop fences, bigger than they really are—the horse should have a safe jump, with the forearms parallel to the ground or ...

5. Steeplechase (horse racing) - Wikipedia

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   Chases often have large fences called bullfinches, a large hedge up to 8 ft (2.4 m) tall that horses have to jump through rather than over. There are also a larger number of cross-country chases where horses have to jump up and down banks, gallop through water, jump over stone walls as well as jump normal chasing fences.

6. How will 20-horse starting gate affect 2024 Kentucky Derby ...

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   But with the scratch of Encino (who had post position 9), all horses that were drawn into the 10-20 starting gates will shift inside one gate to make room for Epic Ride (program number 21), a ...

7. Refusals and runouts - Wikipedia

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   The horse has repeatedly been hit in the mouth or back due to a poor jumping position of the rider, and now associates jumping with pain. [3] The rider is unsure of jumping the fence, and his or her feelings are transferred to the horse. [3] Habit: the horse has learned that it can refuse without consequence, and does so to get out of work. [2]

8. British Jumping Derby - Wikipedia

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   road jump: 5 ft (1.5 m) and 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) table fence with no exit except over jumps 8. Derby Bank: 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) drop with 3 ft 5 in (1.04 m) high fence before iconic obstacle of the course. fence 16 ft [clarification needed] from main drop which horses must slide down 9. white rails: 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)

9. Hunt saboteur trampled to ground by horse as rider jumps ...

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