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Vaulting is a very safe sport for all ages and levels of kids!
Kids learn at their own pace and skill level. it is great for
establishing balance, boosting confidence, and improving motor
skills.
Equestrian vaulting is most often described as gymnastics and
dance on horseback, and like these disciplines, it is both an art
and a highly competitive sport. It is one of ten competitive
equestrian events recognized by the International Federation of
Equestrian Sport. Therapeutic or Interactive Vaulting is also used
in many places as form of treatment for children and adults who
may have balance, attention, gross motor skill, or social deficits.
Vaulting horses are not saddled, but they do wear a surcingle (or a
roller) and a thick back pad. The surcingle has special handles
which aid the vaulter in performing certain moves as well as leather
loops called cossack stirrups. The horse wears a bridle and side
reins. The lunge line is usually attached to the bridle.
Come join us!
Kids learn at their own pace and skill level. it is great for
establishing balance, boosting confidence, and improving motor
skills.
Equestrian vaulting is most often described as gymnastics and
dance on horseback, and like these disciplines, it is both an art
and a highly competitive sport. It is one of ten competitive
equestrian events recognized by the International Federation of
Equestrian Sport. Therapeutic or Interactive Vaulting is also used
in many places as form of treatment for children and adults who
may have balance, attention, gross motor skill, or social deficits.
Vaulting horses are not saddled, but they do wear a surcingle (or a
roller) and a thick back pad. The surcingle has special handles
which aid the vaulter in performing certain moves as well as leather
loops called cossack stirrups. The horse wears a bridle and side
reins. The lunge line is usually attached to the bridle.
Come join us!
The sit: sitting the trot with hands raised to ear level. Hands should be held with closed
wrapped around the horse's barrel, soles facing rearward, with toes down and feet arched.
Vaulter holds this position for four full strides.
Flag: From the astride position, the vaulter hops to her knees and extends her right leg
straight out behind, holding it slightly above her head so the leg is parallel to the horse's
spine. The other leg should have pressure distributed through the shin and foot, most weight
should be on the back of the ankle, to avoid digging the knee into the horse's back. The left
arm is then stretched straight forward, at a height nearly that of the right leg. The hand
should be held as it is in basic seat (palm down, fingers together). The right foot should be
arched and the sole should face skyward. This movement should be held for four full strides
after the arm and leg are
raised.[http://www.americanvaulting.org/_assets/photoalbum/alum_flag.jpg
Mill: From the astride position, the vaulter brings the right leg over the horse's neck. The
grips must be ungrasped and retaken as the leg is brought over. The left leg is then brought
in a full arc over the croup, again with a change of grips, before the right leg follows it, and
the left leg moves over the neck to complete the full turn of the vaulter. The vaulter performs
each leg movement in four strides each, completing the Mill movement in sixteen full strides.
During the leg passes, the legs should be held perfectly straight, with the toes pointed.
When the legs are on the same side of the horse, they should be pressed together.
Scissors: From the astride position, the vaulter swings into a handstand. At the apex, the
vaulter's body should be turned to the longeur and the inner leg should be crossed over the
outer leg. The vaulter than comes down and lands so that she is facing backward on the
horse, toward the tail. The return scissors is then performed, so that the vaulter swings up
with the outside leg over the inside leg, and lands facing forward once again. If the vaulter
lands hard on the horse's back, they are severely penalized. Scissors is judged on the
elevation of the movement.
Stand: The vaulter moves from the astride position onto the shins and immediately onto both
feet, and releases the grips. The vaulter then straightens up with both knees bent, the
buttocks tucked forward, and the hands held as they are in basic seat. The vaulter must hold
the position for four full strides.
Flank: From the astride position, the legs are swung forward to create momentum, before
swinging backward, and rolling onto the stomach in an arch, with a full extension of the legs
so that the vaulter nearly reaches a handstand. At the apex, the vaulter jackknifes her body
and turns the body to the inside, before sliding down into a side seat. The vaulter moves
from the side seat with a straighten of the legs, keeping the legs together, bringing her body
over the horse's back, and pushes off the handgrips, landing to the outside of the circle
facing forward. The vaulter is judged on form, landing, and elevation
wrapped around the horse's barrel, soles facing rearward, with toes down and feet arched.
Vaulter holds this position for four full strides.
Flag: From the astride position, the vaulter hops to her knees and extends her right leg
straight out behind, holding it slightly above her head so the leg is parallel to the horse's
spine. The other leg should have pressure distributed through the shin and foot, most weight
should be on the back of the ankle, to avoid digging the knee into the horse's back. The left
arm is then stretched straight forward, at a height nearly that of the right leg. The hand
should be held as it is in basic seat (palm down, fingers together). The right foot should be
arched and the sole should face skyward. This movement should be held for four full strides
after the arm and leg are
raised.[http://www.americanvaulting.org/_assets/photoalbum/alum_flag.jpg
Mill: From the astride position, the vaulter brings the right leg over the horse's neck. The
grips must be ungrasped and retaken as the leg is brought over. The left leg is then brought
in a full arc over the croup, again with a change of grips, before the right leg follows it, and
the left leg moves over the neck to complete the full turn of the vaulter. The vaulter performs
each leg movement in four strides each, completing the Mill movement in sixteen full strides.
During the leg passes, the legs should be held perfectly straight, with the toes pointed.
When the legs are on the same side of the horse, they should be pressed together.
Scissors: From the astride position, the vaulter swings into a handstand. At the apex, the
vaulter's body should be turned to the longeur and the inner leg should be crossed over the
outer leg. The vaulter than comes down and lands so that she is facing backward on the
horse, toward the tail. The return scissors is then performed, so that the vaulter swings up
with the outside leg over the inside leg, and lands facing forward once again. If the vaulter
lands hard on the horse's back, they are severely penalized. Scissors is judged on the
elevation of the movement.
Stand: The vaulter moves from the astride position onto the shins and immediately onto both
feet, and releases the grips. The vaulter then straightens up with both knees bent, the
buttocks tucked forward, and the hands held as they are in basic seat. The vaulter must hold
the position for four full strides.
Flank: From the astride position, the legs are swung forward to create momentum, before
swinging backward, and rolling onto the stomach in an arch, with a full extension of the legs
so that the vaulter nearly reaches a handstand. At the apex, the vaulter jackknifes her body
and turns the body to the inside, before sliding down into a side seat. The vaulter moves
from the side seat with a straighten of the legs, keeping the legs together, bringing her body
over the horse's back, and pushes off the handgrips, landing to the outside of the circle
facing forward. The vaulter is judged on form, landing, and elevation
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