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6 Comments für “What are the diffrences between Hunter, Equiation, and Show Jumping?”

1. skttl969 sagt:
   17.February, 2009 um 7:13 pm

   Hunters are judged on the horse
   Equitation is judged on the rider
   Jumpers is timed and whoever goes clean (no dropped rails) the fastest wins.

   Generally "beginner" start in teh hunters and equitation (most divisions have classes for each) and then, as you get more advanced you can try the jumpers.

   EDIT:
   Lil' jumper is WRONG - equitation classes are not timed in ANY way at ANY level and jumpers are not "judged" just timed (there is a "judge" to be sure the horse has no rails
   down or refusals, but they don't 'judge' the horse or rider in ANY way)

   EDIT2: Hunters aren't necessarily smaller… Hunters go up to 4' at "A" shows… I have seen jumpers start as small as 12" though 2' or 2'6" is more normal for a "starting" level in jumpers… however the lowest possible level for jumpers at "A" shows is 2'9".

   Go to http://www.USHJA.org - United States Hunter Jumper Association…. It will have a lot of information for you.
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   "A" circuit hunter/equit instructor in florida

2. Maddy sagt:
   17.February, 2009 um 7:25 pm

   I'm not quite positive, but I'm pretty sure this should be right, but others please correct me if I'm wrong

   Hunter: Horse and rider go over smaller jumps and are critiqued more on form. I think that hunter is more criticed on form and looks than show jumping. Also, I think you're right about it being slower.

   Equitation: the equitation that I compete in doesn't have any jumps. It is a pattern class based on the horse being smooth, collected, and doing the correct maneuvers in the correct places. It is also based on the rider's position, poise, connection with the horse, and they're ability to get the horse to do the maneuvers. Most patterns include walk, sitting trot, a trot on both diagonals, canter on both leads, a stop, back up, and a turn on the forehand to either direction.

   Show Jumping: Show jumping has bigger jumps than hunter, and is based on the horses getting over the jumps and finishing fast. A perfect score would be for the horse to go over all jumps without refusing, not knocking down or nicking the poles, and finishing very fast. The more poles the horses knock down or nick, the more time that is added to their end time.

   I hope this helps, I'm sorry I'm not a true expert but I hope I got most things correct. I show equitation and English pleasure, so I'm not totally positive about the hunter and show jumping, but I do have a few friends that compete in both, so I think I'm pretty knowledgeable.
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   Personal Experiance and Friends

3. axe_wound_666 sagt:
   17.February, 2009 um 8:13 pm

   Jumpers is timed, the judges don't really look at the horse or rider. It's all about time.

   Hunter is when the judges look at the horse and how the horse performs, is he willing, how does he look over the jumps, well groomed, etc.

   Equitation is when the judges look at the rider mostly. How the rider's position looks, how they ask for certain cues.
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4. Elizabeth E sagt:
   17.February, 2009 um 8:50 pm

   Hunters: Judged on the horse's way of going-
   *Steady Pace
   *Consistent Headset
   *Good Form While Jumping (even, tucked knees etc.)
   *Think of the original horse&hound hunting, you want your horse to gallop (canter in the hunter ring) along steadily and you want a nice athletic horse who willingly and nicely jumps every fence,
   *The courses are line-to-line type patterns, very simple so the judge can focus on the horse

   Equitation: Judged on the Rider-
   *Flat Back
   *Nice, balanced two point
   *Looking up
   *Heels Down
   *The courses are generally more complicated because it demonstrates the rider's accuracy and control while riding a course

   Jumpers: Timed-
   *Which ever horse has the fastest time with the least faults (there is a time penalty for each fault)
   *A fault is a refusal or a rail down
   *After 3 refusals you get eliminated
   *The courses involve alot of tight turns and complicated combonations to test the horse and rider team.
   *There is no judge and practically no rules, whatever equipment you want
   *Consists of two rounds (1) the first round you try to go clean, so you don't want to take many risks to get the time, just try not to get a refusal or rail down and (2) the jump-off, where the qualifying riders compete for time, so they cut their corners a little tighter and really push for the fence. You can't go in the jump off unless you went clean in the first round

   –Hope this helps!!!! : )
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5. Kimi F sagt:
   17.February, 2009 um 9:13 pm

   Lets break this down from hunters to jumpes then to Equitation.
   Hunter are usually fancy horses. It is judged on how the horse moves, jumps, the head carage, there pace(which should be foward but not fast) there strides between the jumps, there tack off sopts and there lead changes. The jump natural jumps that would be found in a hunt field such as coops, Stone and brack walls, and flowers.
   Jumpers are judged on speep and they need to go clear. If they knock a jump down it is a falt. As long as they go fast and clear nothing else matters. The jumps are bright colors and are usually big.
   Equation is judged on the rider. How the rider sits in the saddle, how they handle there horse, and how they handle the corse. The jumps are usually a mix of brighter jumper jumps and natural hunter jumps. The Take off spots and lead changes are very inprtanent in Equation.
   hope this helps
   I have showen in both hunter and eq and my trainer does a lot of jumper stuff.
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6. Equestrian_Forever sagt:
   17.February, 2009 um 9:23 pm

   There are hunter classes on the flat and over fences. Such as hunter pleasure, which is a flat class. The horse and rider will be asked to walk, trot, extend the trot, canter, and extend the canter while working along the rail. It is judged mostly on looks and how the horse behaves and performs.
   Hunter classes over fences are judged basically on the same thing only there are fences involved.

   Jumpers, or Show Jumping is judged more on how fast and effeciently you get around the course rather than your manners and looks.

   Equitation is the word for the riders form. So Equitation classes are judged on how well the rider rides his or her horse. There are equitation on the flat and over fences.
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   11 years experience owning, handling, and studying horses.

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