Saving...
Vaulting. Horse score. Remember, this is a horse sport!
Sometimes it feels like people forget that vaulting is an EQUESTRIAN sport. Not just tricks on a horse, but a performance WITH the horse.
In vaulting, no only are the vaulters judged on their performance, but the horse score makes up a large part of the over all score, especially the General Impression (GI) score. The 2012 USEF Rulebook for Vaulting has revised the horse score to be 90% of the GI score, stating the following -
“Horse (90%) – Gaits, quality of the canter, submission, behavior, way of going, circle size, longeing, and presentation.”
This new 90% change is intended to make a huge change in the quality of vaulting horses presented in the U.S. People will have to realize that if they don’t have a fabulously trained, presented, conditioned, and suited horse for what they are doing, they will not be successful. Impulsion in the trot and canter, suppleness through the neck and back, submission through his way of going, carrying himself on the bit, just at the vertical, a swinging back in the canter, following a steady and floating gait and tempo, and going on a properly held circle (30meters). Do these qualities of a good vaulting horse remind you of any other disciplines?
Remember – it’s a horse sport, just like all the other disciplines under the USEF and the FEI, etc…
Additionally, the vaulter is judged on “continuity and harmony with the horse.” If the vaulter is not connected with the horse just as would be a Grand Prix dressage rider, then they are not in good harmony with the horse. Not on the horse, with him.
The relationship that I and my team mates have with our vaulting horses is so great. It is very important that we have a impeccable relationship with our partner. He will always be more relaxed when we vault on him, because he knows we love him, and he loves us and trusts us back. 
No related posts.
Category: Articles, Emily Hogye: Vaulting Blog
About the Author (Author Profile)
Emily Hogye is 16 years old, lives in Santa Cruz, California, and is and will forever be a lifelong horsewoman. She has been riding since she could be sat up on a horse and has been vaulting since she was 3 years old. Emily is at the elite, “Gold,” level of vaulting. She has been competing internationally since 2008, and since has taken home the champion title from CHIO Aachen, the Bronze Medal from the 2008 World Vaulting Championships, and on the top of the list, the Gold medal from the World Equestrian Games, Kentucky, 2010. While Emily has been a full time member of the Free Artist Creative Equestrian (F.A.C.E.) teams in the past years, she has also been a long time, wholehearted member of her home club, Brookside Vaulters. On top of her vaulting life, Emily is an avid rider, and is a C-1 rated member of the Santa Cruz County Pony Club.
No related posts.
Subscribe
If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to receive more just like it.
Subscribe to our newsletter
Email
Facebook
Youtube
Twitter
