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when will it be on TV, and what is it? I know that the olimpics is coming up in Bejing in the summer, but when is the next one at sprue medows?

Here is the schedule for Spruce Meadows http://www.sprucemeadows.com/sport.htm

Currently major show jumping is happening in Ocala and West Palm Beach in FL and in Indio in CA.

I know this has been done before by Tory Watters and Alison Dolan, but I would like to know how they trained.

i dont think that is possible unless a mircale wer to be performed good luck

Next weekend I’m going to my first show with my new horse. And i don’t know what bring! Is there any easy ways to remember the course? Help please.And no silly answers please Thanks!

Take all the stuff you need for your horse. Saddle, bridle, girth, brushes, your helmet, hoof pick, fly spray, tail brush, conditioner to spray in tail. If you’re leaving your horse in the stall, you should take your own pitchfork to clean the stall. Your own buckets and stuff. Feed. Your show clothes, a cloth to wipe off your boots. Anything that you use for your horse needs to go with you.

Remembering the course isn’t that hard actually. When you’re out there riding, you sort of instinctually know where to go because of the way the jumps are arranged… the way they’re facing. Just look at the chart when they post it, then stand at the ring until you’ve memorized where to go. Then you can watch other people riding the course to get an idea of what you want to do when you ride… think about if you would have turned there or gone straight longer and whether you’ll try to get the line in 5 or keep it a 6. Sometimes you can ride in the arena in the morning before the show starts. You probably won’t know the course yet, but if you ride there, think about the possible combinations that they could make for the course.

I have been riding for about 7-8 years now, and I have competed in shows locally. Are there any good barns in northern va that I could look at? Thanks

Hmm I haven’t seen alot of farms in the city so I was going to the beach until i saw like a couple of barns near Jamestown

They run 20,000-100,000USD and I have had trouble identifying many sponsorships that support female atheletes in the equestrian arena. I have been fortunate to find olympic caliber trainers but need the horse to make me competitive. Any creative ideas?

Creative ideas? OK.. I typed in "sponsor an Olympic athlete " in search, and came up with ten ideas. Most creative was selling your services/needs on EBay for a month! Course, your not an Olympic athlete,which bumped that idea. At least you work for
top trainers,so win enough on their mounts and you will have no problem at all identifying the many sponsors. They will call you! Being female in a gender equal sport is no advantage, so ditch the lip gloss and prove your skills…on horseback!

What breed of horse originally did show jumping? (Like back when it was just a further development of cross country?)

Here are a few:
-Warmblood
-Thorougbred
-Selle Francais
-Irish Sport Horse
-Irish Draught
-Appendix
The list goes on…

Okay, I am a little confuzed on which is which…I think Jumper is the fasters paced [normally] more high strung horses. Hunter is the natural looking jumps with the slower more relaxed horses. Equitation is the same as Hunter with majority of the juding focused on your position?

PLEASE PLEASE, tell me which is which so I can know what activity I would rather lean into…thanks.

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 www.USHJA.org - United States Hunter Jumper Association…. It will have a lot of information for you.

i have been doing riding for about 2 years now and my lesson teacher said i can decide what i want to do i said jumping so right no i am starting on a low bar and in a couple months is the horse show so please give me a few tips.

the only way to emprese anyone is to do your best.your horse will give everything you ask.do your best and don't look for what you can do to get to the judges but what you and your partner CANdo

Can you just compete in show jumping and cross country and not dressage?
Hay, I have never shown before! Just wondering!
I live in the USA no fox hunting allowed. LOL

You can compete in show jumping as a stand alone sport. Dressage can also be a stand alone sport. However, cross country is only done as part of eventing. So, to do cross country you must also do dressage and show jumping.

I want to get into showjumping but I my horse isnt fast enough for BSJA. How would I go about starting.
Hopefully I will be at a local show this year doing open showjumping the first round is 3,3 to 3,6 is this a good thing to do?
There is also 2ft6 classes to 2ft9 would that be a more sensible option?

speed really isn't as important as the ability to take inside turns. We had a 14 hand mare that would compete against 18 handers over 3'6" and even though they had longer strides and were much faster, she always beat them by 20+seconds (her real competition was from other small horses that could turn as well).
Look at some of your local hunter shows or jumper shows, sometimes they will be combined or they maybe seperate. In our arera the jumper shows are usually on Sundays, and the hunters are on saturdays.

One thing that the ahsa has implemented is "optimum time" where you want to get as close as possible to a certain time. This is only really seen in the lower levels with the higher still using power and speed, and table ii, section b. This new format is because of so many kids that were coming in, thinking its all about speed, and having horrible accidents (horses hooking and flipping cus they weren't balanced and slipping and falling through turns). However some shows still have the same format.

I don't know where you are but check with with your state show association (with me its VHSA for virginia) and look for some 'B' rated or associated rated shows near you. Also, if you are serious you should find a trainer that is versed in the jumpers, she would know where some local shows are and have fun!!!
one thing to remember is that the dress code is allot less formal, usually polo's with boots or half chaps depending on the area.

EDIT: 3'3-3'6 is really high for a first show, have you been showing in the hunters at this height? usually a first time shower will try to show in novice, at about 2'6", if you compete at that height you will most likely be competing against professionals. even if you have been, the courses for the jumpers are much more complicated, sometimes only taking some of the jumps in a line and then doing a U and taking others…It is very easy to get off course.

Yes it would. the courses can be very confusing, and you will probably have a last second turn somewhere in there, and with a higher height you increase your chance of a run out or refusal. You should really work with bounces, rollbacks and bending lines and weird jumps (get a blue tarp and make yourself a liverpool) and some old tires leaned against the bottom pole make great "eyes"/ Here is a sample jumper course so that you can see what type of turns you might be doing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:ShowJumpCourse.gif

Also, practice at home over your own sample course at 3-6" higher then the height at the show, but do it several days before the show and only lightly ride (if you have to ride at all) the day before. If you have boots, make sure they are open front so that he can feel it if you knock, and above all, don't concentrate on speed, the most important thing is the shortest route, and if you are going too fast you will either blow through your turns, or he wil be so off balance that he will knock. YOu should also work on aproaching the jumps at an angle, if you angle right, half the turning will be done by the time you land.