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    What is Show Jumping? Show jumping is uncomparable. As Charlotte Casiraghi says, “Competing in show jumping is a school of life. And it’s one of the few Olympic sports where men and women are equal.” Show jumping is an equestrian Olympic sport that takes place at the most prestigious destinations. It is a team made up of a rider and horse combination that competes against the clock, with the goal of leaving all obstacles in place. Behind each combination is a team, whether it be the grooms for the

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    deals with the properties, changes, and interactions of energy and matter. It can be applied to a majority of daily activities, one including equestrian show Jumping. The sport of equestrian show jumping requires a connection between horse and rider, and an understanding of how the horse gets from point A to point B. Many components of equestrian jumping take a lot of technique and courage, as well as applied physics. Newton’s three laws of motion are portrayed through different components of riding,

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    later, show jumping has become a positive aspect on my life. One important aspect of show jumping is training. Training before a show has taught me many lessons that I can apply to other aspects of my life. To help improve with my training, I use many forms of genre. A genre aids in classifying different texts that share the same characteristics. While genres through speeches and books are most commonly used for training, videos are also used to help me gain more insight into the world of show jumping

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    calling. Many years later, show jumping has become a positive aspect on my life. One important aspect of show jumping is training. Training before a show has taught me many lessons that I can apply to other aspects of my life such as improving my training. While training a use different genres as a student would use a genre to aid them in classifying different texts that share the same characteristics. Videos are used to help gain more insight into show jumping while speeches and books are most

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    Equestrianism or what it is more typically known as to Americans, horseback riding, is considered one of the oldest sports. It has been said that horseback riding was known to be an intense sport among men. It is not only physically challenging because it requires an athletic build for it, but because it takes tolerance, dedication, time, and the most important one of all is building and strengthening that bond with the horse. If there is no relationship between the two then there isn’t going to

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    Prix show jumping is a physically and emotionally challenging sport for both the horse and rider. The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader about Grand Prix Show Jumping. The following information will answer questions regarding six topics. This research paper will provide a brief history of Show Jumping, and explain why it started. Second, it will describe what Show Jumping requires and what Show Jumping is. Third, it will tell where Show Jumping occurs. Fourth, it will state how Show Jumping

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    watching horses and riders gracefully soaring over jumps, or feeling the rush of adrenaline as you race around the arena at top speed effortlessly clearing the 6.5ft. jump in front of you. "The sport of show jumping is exciting; it is a combined struggle to conquer faults and time." English show jumping is a complex sport with rich history, fierce competition, and the atmosphere of learning by doing. It has taught me so much about taking care of my horse, setting goals, and never giving up.     Historically

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    How would you feel about jumping off a 50 foot cliff?scared?brave?Or excited?Vinny and Joe-boy are both characters in a story called”The Ravine”.They are best friends who live in Hawaii and go to a ravine to cliff jump and swim.there was a boy who died two weeks and one day before they arrived. Joe-boy and vinny are different in many ways and they are similar in some ways. One characteristic of Vinny is that he is scared. On Pg 7 Vinny was scared of getting caught going to the Ravine by his mom

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    and Stormy competed in the waupaca county fair and really well for our first (and hopefully not the last) show. I got to show with my best friends and it’s not a memory to forget like playing in the corn pit with Kendra and Carlee and finding out me and my horse are really good at pole bending. The course of our show was five days horses got there on Wednesday and left on Sunday. But our show day was friday. On wednesday me and my mom had to work the 4-H food and didn’t get done until like 2:00

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    and by riding various types of horses I’ve gotten used to almost all types of different rides, which makes me a stronger rider. About a year ago, I fell off my horse for the first time since I bought him. We were jumping about two feet, three inches. After a few jumps my boy wanted to show off a little, so he decided to jump an oxer five feet (a double jump that's right next to each other). I, someone who has never jumped bigger than two feet three inches, went sailing into the air as my horse landed

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