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Relax & Cavalli - Abano Terme
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Show jumping 2008 Abano Terme
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The most renowned equestrian
sport in Italy dates back to the
beginning of the XIX century
in the British countries where
the horses on sale had to jump
over makeshift obstacles in
order to display their athletic
skills.
But it was in Turin in
1902 that the “caprilliano
style” was established: first
coined by Federico Caprilli, a
cavalry officer that created
the modern horse show by
renewing the riding style,
working out the routine and
especially acknowledging that
the horse has to be encouraged
and not hindered during the jump.
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Allowed at the Olympics in 1912
and mainly a military privilege,
seeing the higher number of
horses available, show jumping
is divided into various
categories:
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Precision: there
aren’t time limits,
because the routine must
be performed faultlessly.
Who makes less mistakes
wins.
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Time: speed is
essential. Who ends the
show in less time wins.
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Jump-off: both
the time and the number
of penalties count. The
fastest and the least
penalized wins.
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Power: a maximum
of 4 barrages in which
obstacles are set in a
progressive order.
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Points: the
points are awarded to
each jumping exercise.
Who makes the highest
score wins.
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| The contests take place either on a grass or a sand course on which, 30 minutes before the show, 10 to 15 obstacles are set that are extendable both in height and in length and that can be seen well by the audience. They must be varied as much as possible to spur the horse’s jump, and mustn’t be either too light as to knock down easily, or too heavy as to hurt both the horse and the rider. Each obstacle is always signalled by an entirely red flag on the right and an entirely white flag on the left. |
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The course can be walked by the rider once, on foot, before every show.
During the show the rider must prove he manages the horse perfectly by spurring it to the maximum speed, skill and power.
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The
bell is used by the jury to
communicate with the riders.
It can signal: the permission to
walk the course; the start; a
fault; the start after an
interruption and finally an
elimination. If the rider doesn’t
obey the bell he can be
eliminated.
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The score is awarded to
the rider and not to
both the rider and the
horse.
The faults that
involve a penalty are: a
knock down, refusal,
disobedience, fall of
the horse or the rider,
exceeding the time
allowed, deviating from
the course and finally
any kind of
non-authorized aid.
The penalties are
conveyed either in
points and in minutes/seconds
(point chart A) or only
in minutes/seconds (point
chart C) according
either to the chart in
use or the special rules
applied to some
categories.
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