Show jumping or "jumpers" is a member of a family of English-discipline equestrian events that includes dressage, eventing, hunters and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at Horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows are limited exclusively to jumpers, sometimes jumper classes are offered in conjunction with other English-style events, and sometimes show jumping is but one division of very large, all-breed competitions that include a very wide variety of disciplines.

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Jumper courses are held over a course of show jumping obstacles, including verticals, spreads, double and triple combinations, and many turns and changes of direction. The purpose is to jump cleanly over a set course within an allotted time; time faults are assessed for exceeding the time allowance. Depending on the type of competition, jumping faults are incurred for knockdowns only, or horses may be also penalized for "ticks" (where the horse touches the fence during a jump but does not knock it down) and blatant disobediences, such as refusals (when the horse stops before a fence or "runs out"). For every obstacle that is knocked down, four "faults" are earned. Horses are allowed a limited number of refusals to take an obstacle before being disqualified, but fault points are added to their score for each one. Until recently, three faults were incurred for each refusal, but was changed to four faults by the FEI (Federation Equestrian International), as it was decided that a refusal is a more serious mistake than a downed fence on the part of the horse. If they take more than the time allowed for the course, they earn one quarter of a fault per extra second. Tied entries jump over a raised and shortened course known as a jump-off; if entries are tied in the jump-off, the fastest time wins. Riders walk both the course and the jump-off course before competition to plan their ride.

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Im show jumping in argentina!
JuanCAlvarez (Juan Carlos Alvarez) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:04:07 -0000
Im show jumping in argentina!
Going to an sports award ceremony on sunday,RDS with my dad,and show jumping and mass tomorrow,I'll be having a nice weekend :)
iSmile2Muchx3 (Smiley) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:38:37 -0000
Going to an sports award ceremony on sunday,RDS with my dad,and show jumping and mass tomorrow,I'll be having a nice weekend :)
Im almost jumping up and down that I've managed to see half the show!! it's taken more than 40 mins to see the first half of a 43min show
zennish (Diana Garcia) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:09:12 -0000
Im almost jumping up and down that I've managed to see half the show!! it's taken more than 40 mins to see the first half of a 43min show
holy shit, go mom! she just sent me a care package of stuff for my horse! Leather tack cleaner,supplements, jumping boots & a new show shirt
Amber_Raynexxx (Amber Rayne) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:07:31 -0000
holy shit, go mom! she just sent me a care package of stuff for my horse! Leather tack cleaner,supplements, jumping boots & a new show shirt
Ellen D. Show was good.The baby in the high chair had all the attention.Mr.President Obama I wasn't jumping to conclusions.My adult miltary
NeneAkANeissy (Denise King/Trotter) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:05:17 -0000
Ellen D. Show was good.The baby in the high chair had all the attention.Mr.President Obama I wasn't jumping to conclusions.My adult miltary
That show about jumping over sharks has totally Greyed its Anatomy. That's how that goes now, right?
scrawledinwax (Navneet Alang) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:03:46 -0000
That show about jumping over sharks has totally Greyed its Anatomy. That's how that goes now, right?

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