Friday, July 6, 2012

Different Types of Horse Jumps

A Guide to Horse Jump Obstacles:



Vertical: A jump consisting of poles placed vertically on top of each other with no spread.










Oxer: Two verticals close together to widen the jump. (Spread)













Triple Bar: Spread fence with 3 jumps of different heights.













Cross Rail: Two jump poles that form an "x". The jump is lower in the middle and is commonly used for beginners.















Liverpool:Pool of water under a vertical or oxer.


















Bounce: Multiple fences with no strides in between the jumps















Brush Fence: Fence with a solid bottom with brush on top.

















Wall: Solid jump that is usually made to resemble brick or stone, but is made of lightweight material.














Hogsback: Spread with 3 rails, and the tallest rail is the highest.












Bank: Jumps that go from one level to another.




















Filler: The part below some fences, like flowers, gates, boxes, or rolltops.















Combination: Combination of 2 or 3 jumps in a row.















Open Water: Wide gulley of water

 

9 comments:

  1. you forgot a double and a related distance, a skinny and the hogs back dont make sense :)

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    1. By hogs back they mean three rails, one after the other like an oxer, but the middle rail is the highest and the other two are lower, usually at the same height.

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  2. Sometimes they are called different things in different countries. Thank you soo much for making this! I am going to study to know all of them!

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  3. Thanks for providing such an informative post on your blog. Horse Jumps provide a lasting task for your horses or colts and for you the rider. Please provide some more information related to horse jumps.

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  4. This was so helpful for my 4-h club!

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  5. Thank you I really needed this!

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  6. Some of the pictures weren't showing up, so I had to go look them up. Other than that, I liked it. Thank you!:)

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