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60 THE BRANDON SUN • ROYAL MANITOBA WINTER FAIR • MARCH 26-31, 2018

» Show jumping basics

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JUMP-OFF
It’s the “tie-break”: the jump-off takes place at the end
of some Table A classes to decide between the competi-
tors placed equally after the main round. The jump-off
course is shorter and different to that of the first round
and is against the clock.

MIXED
Tayler Vick
Show jumping is one of the very few sports in which male rides
and female competitors (both horses and riders) compete in D'Artignan
the same classes.
over an
obstacle
OBSTACLES (FENCES OR JUMPS) at last year’s
There are two major types of obstacles: wide (spread- Royal
jumps) and vertical. The latter is a fence comprising at Manitoba
least two poles arranged vertically. Winter Fair.
On the other hand, a spread is wide as well as high. It (File)
may be wider than it is high and be lower at the front (ris-
ing) or the same height (parallel). A spread with two ele-
ments is called an over. A rising spread with three or more
elements is called a triple-bar. A normal course comprises
between 11 and 14 obstacles. A combination of jumps is
considered as one obstacle.
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