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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 basics:
Basic Seat: An astride position (the vaulter sits on the horse as a rider would), with the arms held to the side and
the hands raised to ear level. Hands should be held with closed fingers and palms facing downward, with the fingers
arching slightly upward. Legs are 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
Basic Seat: An astride position (the vaulter sits on the horse as a rider would), with the arms held to the side and
the hands raised to ear level. Hands should be held with closed fingers and palms facing downward, with the fingers
arching slightly upward. Legs are 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