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 According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Show jumping
Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping" or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also 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. Jumping classes may be governed by various national horse show sanctioning organizations, such as the United States Equestrian Federation in the USA. However, international competitions are governed by the rules of the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI)
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 What is dressage?
According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dressage (pronounced dress-ahhzh) (a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a path and destination of competitive horse training, with competitions held at all levels from amateur to the Olympics. Its fundamental purpose is to develop, through standardized progressive training methods, a horse's natural athletic ability and willingness to perform, thereby maximizing its potential as a riding horse. At the peak of a dressage horse's gymnastic development, it can smoothly respond to a skilled rider's minimal aids by performing the requested movement while remaining relaxed and appearing effortless. Dressage is occasionally referred to as "Horse Ballet" (cf. nl:Dressuur). Although the discipline has ancient roots, dressage was first recognized as an important equestrian pursuit in the West during the Renaissance. The great European riding masters of that period developed a sequential training system that has changed little since then. Classical dressage is still considered the basis of trained modern dressage.
Early European aristocrats displayed their horses' training in equestrian pageants, but in modern dressage competition, successful training at the various levels is demonstrated through the performance of "tests" of prescribed series of movements within a standard arena. Judges evaluate each movement on the basis of an objective standard appropriate to the level of the test and assign each movement a score from zero to ten - zero being "not executed" and 10 being "excellent". A score of 9 is considered "very good" and is considered a particularly high mark, while a competitor achieving all 6s (or 60% overall) should be considering moving on to the next level. |
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How often should you shoe your horse? |
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 Most farriers recommend resetting a horse's shoes about every six weeks.
Shoes should be custom fitted to suite the horse's individual shaped
foot.
After resetting, the farrier removes the shoe, trims the hoof and nails
the same shoe back on. Shoes are reset as long as the shoe is in good
order. Shoes should be replaced as the shoe shows wear & becomes thin.
Signs your horse needs to be reset are: - Loose nails
- A shoe has come off
- The hoof is overgrowing the shoe and becoming
out of shape. - The show is excessively thin or worn unevenly.
- The shoe appears twisted on the foot.
- The shoe is loose
Discuss your horses shoeing needs with a qualified professional farrier.
Merlon Park resets shoes every five weeks & replaces shoes at the very
first sign off thinning - if in doubt throw a suspect shoe out!
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 "Core Stability"
An unstable core in a rider will affect riding performance in a number of ways. The rider will compensate by gripping with the more developed muscles such as arms or legs causing unnecessary movement in the saddle.
Riders compensate for lack of core stability with movement of the body which will result in both the horse and rider being off balance. Such compensations impact on riding posture with the unwanted result being a lack of effectiveness, possible back or neck pain and laboured breathing when riding. |
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When Should you call your Veterinarian? - A cut with a lot of bleeding
- Horse is lying down & won’t get up
- Horse is rolling on the ground a lot
- Cloudy eye
- Horse Keeps an eye closed
- Horse won’t put weight on a leg
- Horse is very lame
- Horse won’t walk
- Horse has a fever
- Horse is coughing excessively
- Horse is chocking
- Horse has difficulty breathing
What should you have in a basic first aid kit? - Cotton wool roll
- Sterile non-stick dressing
- Bandaging materials including adhesive & non-sticky bandages
- Small bottle of disinfectant, such as Betadine, Hibiscrub or Dettol etc.
- Antiseptic wound spray
- Wound dressing for small wounds
- Wound poultice dressing
- Rectal thermometer
- Latex gloves
- Scissors
- Hoof pick
- Details & contact numbers for the veterinarian and yourself
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