Equestrian vaulting is becoming more and more popular these days, and it’s little wonder really. Vaulting combines horse riding with gymnastic activities, all done on a moving horse -- some people would liken it to doing circus tricks on horses!
When you first start out vaulting, you commence training on a barrel -- or simulated horse -- and practice a lot of the moves on that first. Once you’ve become comfortable with that, you move onto a horse and complete the movements at the walk. Once you can perform them well at the walk, you move onto the canter.
Vaulting is excellent for your balance and can be a valuable part of the training for any horse rider competing in any other disciplines -- dressage, western, jumping etc.
To get an idea of what you can do with vaulting I’ve included some videos of some great equestrian vaulting videos below (not all are of British equestrian vaulting).
Freestyle Competition at an international event in Saumur, France, 2011
This video below is an absolutely brilliant example of equestrian vaulting at it’s very best. Gold medal winner, Joanne Eccles at the World Equestrian Games 2010 in Kentucky doing her Freestyle.
And here’s a couple of juniors doing a Ken & Barbie Freestyle team display!
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