2015

SJ5567 : Kelsall Hill Horse Trials: the Ski Jump

taken 9 years ago, near to Delamere, Cheshire West And Chester, England

Kelsall Hill Horse Trials: the Ski Jump
Kelsall Hill Horse Trials: the Ski Jump
Liz Ford and Tullagh Brack jump down off the Ski Jump in the BE80(T) class.
Horse Trials

The equestrian sport of Eventing comprises three phases: dressage, showjumping and cross-country, which test horse and rider skills and abilities in different ways. (Both dressage and showjumping exist as competitive disciplines in their own right, but only eventing combines them and cross-country in a single competition). Competitions are called 'horse trials' and take place over one or more days, hence 'one-day event' (ODE), 'three-day event'.

There will usually be several classes at an event, each graded according to difficulty, complexity and/or duration, and run under either national rules (the UK governing body is British Eventing) or international rules (the FEI, or International Equestrian Federation). In the UK there are six levels of affiliated eventing to cater for all levels of horse and rider: BE80(T) (the 'T' stands for Training), BE90 (formerly 'Intro'), BE100 (formerly 'Pre-Novice'), Novice, Intermediate and Advanced. International classes are graded with a star system from * to *****. A five-star competition is the highest level of eventing. There are only seven such competitions in the world, two of which are held in the UK: Badminton in the spring and Burghley in the autumn.

Scoring is on a cumulative penalty basis. In dressage, each movement is scored out of ten, with the total being added up and converted to a penalty. In showjumping, penalties are awarded for fences knocked down and also for exceeding the time limit. In the cross-country phase, penalties are awarded for a variety of infractions such as refusals, falls, circling between lettered obstacles, and exceeding the optimum time. The competitor with the fewest penalties at the end is the winner of the section.

For more information see:
British Eventing website LinkExternal link
Eventing entry in Wikipedia LinkExternal link

Horse jumps: Drop fence

These obstacles require a horse to jump down and land at a lower level than the one at which it took off. They place much stress on the horse's legs, so the rider should ensure the horse has just enough impulsion to safely clear the edge of the jump before dropping down.

Drop fences are judged quite differently from 'obstacles with height'. A horse may stop on the edge, and even move from side to side, without penalty, but a single step back is regarded as a refusal and earns 20 penalties.


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SJ5567, 72 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Jonathan Hutchins   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 24 April, 2015   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 2 May, 2015
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 5543 6773 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 5539 6779
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