KCBS Crazy Times March 2014 | Page 7

Jumping horse--There are many processes when the horse was jumping in a jumping horse competition. The jumping processes are: 1. APPROACH-final canter stride before the jump, during which the horse places all four legs for the optimal take-off. 2. TAKE-OFF-the forelegs leave the ground and it is completed when the hind-legs leave the ground. 3. FLIGHT, SUSPENSION, or AIRBORNE PHASE-the horse's center of mass follows a parabolic trajectory over which it has no control. 4. LANDING-the horse lands first with the trailing (non-leading) foreleg, and then with the lead foreleg. 5. RECOVERY, GET AWAY-During the first stride after the jump, the horse re-balances himself. Horses