Victorious vaulting

Posted 7th March 2022

Have you ever wanted to try gymnastics on horseback? Vaulting might be your new fave sport!

vaulting

Vaulting’s a super-elegant sport, a bit like dancing but it’s all done on a pony! It involves up to six vaulters performing gymnastic style moves on horseback while the horse walks, trots or canters on the lunge moving in a 15 metre circle. Vaulting’s a true test of a rider’s balance, rhythm and strength, but it’s also loads of fun and a great way to improve your riding!

Back in the day

It’s thought that vaulting as a sport could be more than 2,000 years old. In ancient Rome, acrobats would show off their skills by leaping over horses’ backs. Through history, vaulting has been seen as a great capability and was even part of the French soldiers’ training regime in the middle ages!

It grew in popularity as a spectator sport over the years and was often performed at the circus before becoming recognised by the FEI in 1983. Now, vaulting has its own governing body for the sport, called British Equestrian Vaulting (BEV).

Did you know?

You don’t have to be a rider to try vaulting, although it does help. People with backgrounds in dance, martial arts and gymnastics tend to do well at vaulting.

Pick up your copy of April PONY on sale 9 March 2022 to learn more about the world of vaulting!

 

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