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Pages in category "Show jumping horses" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Babamist; Ben Faerie;
Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation.Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics.
In the jump-off, Touch of Class and Fargis competed against her former rider, Conrad Homfeld, who took home silver. She was the fourth horse in history to win two show-jumping gold medals, with the last being Hans Winkler's Halla in 1956. [3] Her performance allowed her to be named the first non-human USOC Female Equestrian Athlete of the Year. [2]
Snowman (February 29, 1948 – September 24, 1974) [citation needed] was a former plow horse [1] of mixed breed ancestry, possibly a cross of a grade horse with a US Army Remount stallion. [citation needed] He was purchased for $80 on his way to a slaughterhouse and became a champion in show jumping in the United States
Show jumping horses (9 C, 51 P) R. Show jumping riders (1 C, 78 P) S. ... Pages in category "Show jumping" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Competitors in the modern pentathlon event also have to complete an equestrian show-jumping course, but this is not part of the equestrian events. [4] Modern-day Olympic equestrian events are rooted in cavalry skills and classical horsemanship, [5] and through 1948, competition was restricted to active-duty officers on military horses. [6]
In 1984, the horse began competing in show jumping events, touching off what would become a long and successful career. Millar rode Big Ben to more than 40 Grand Prix titles including six Spruce Meadows Derbys, as well as taking the world cup show jumping championship two years in a row - the first World Cup Final coming at Gothenburg, Sweden in 1988, and then again the next year in Tampa ...
Broome on Sportsman in 1975. David McPherson Broome CBE (born 1 March 1940) is a retired Welsh show jumping champion. He competed in the 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1988 Olympics and won individual bronze medals in 1960 on Sunsalve and in 1968 on his best-known horse Mr Softee. [1]