Fionn Jumping 1M10 in Barnadown

Hi again everyone, this photo is of Fionn and I. In this photo were jumping a course of a metre 10 In Barnadown, Wexford, Ireland. As you can see in the photo my horse is very careful to not knock the fence so his front and back legs are tucked up neatly. You can also see I don't have a very good position, this is because I lost my stirrup on the other side and I needed to keep balanced while jumping but thankfully I got it back after the fence. My foot is also too far in the stirrup as you can see. But overall this day was really nice the weather was amazing as it was last summer and me and Fionn went clear so a really happy day out.        

Facts and Figures

Hey its me again, today I will be talking about facts and figures of Show Jumping.

Show Jumping is a popular and extremely healthy sport for people to do. Around 4.2 Million people are actively involved in this sport.

Show Jumping isn't set in just one country its International everyone knows about it as its a multi- pound business.

• 11 Million people have an interest in Equestrian sports
• There are around 4.2 Million regular riders in Britain
• 28% is a female audience
• 1.2 Million people attend the top shows of Show Jumping every year

Fionn Jumping in a Timed Round

Hey Guys,
Today I thought it would be beneficial if I posted a video of one of my jump off rounds. This round was filmed in Mullingar in Ireland and I'm going to explain a few things that went wrong in this round and why I knocked a fence.


 I'll begin by talking about the start of the round, I went in a circle to angle myself over the fence so I would be heading in the right direction for the next fence and to also get there quicker. The problem about my turn was I turned quite short not leaving enough room for my horse too turn resulting in him slowing down and getting too deep into the fence. He nearly knocked it but the great thing about my horse is he trusts me so I nudged him on gave him a slight tap with my whip to say were going for it and he cleared it perfectly even though I messed the turn up.


The run up to the next fence we had no problems and he cleared fence 3 perfectly so I was able to turn for the double. The first part of the double was perfect but on the second part I turned too soon over the fence making Fionn knock the top pole off gaining 4 faults. We didn't give up though we kept turning to make the 5th fence which is a wall but you can't see it in the video. He jumps that fine so I was able to turn him for the last fence which he cleared. In the overall competition our team came 5th because of my fast time if I hadn't knocked we would've come 3rd.

Why do People Think Showjumping isn't a Sport

Hi everyone its me again I thought today I'd tell you my thoughts on why a lot of people think showjumping isn't a sport however some say that any Olympic sport is considered an actual sport. So why do people still think showjumping isn't a sport?

I'll tell you why, they think we just sit on a horse and tell it to go. They think there's no effort put into this sport. Now I know if one of my friends was told by someone that their passion, their dream job was called pathetic and not a sport they'd go crazy because every horse rider has to train at least 3 hours a day and on weekends 7 hours. We train like mad to achieve our goals at becoming professionals. Horse riding isn't just a sport its actually how you bond with the horses and that you are passionate about this amazing sport. If you're not interested in the slightest you won't understand or know how to work with a horse and if you can't work with a horse well let me just say the outcome would probably be you lying on the floor with a sore body.

Interschools Showjumping Finals

Hi everyone, last weekend was the Interschools Showjumping League Finals. In the first round of jumping me and my horse Fionn went clear but my team was on 4 faults thankfully there were only 2 clear rounds so they had to put the 4 faulters in for the jump off my teammate went clear but she didn't do as we discussed. my round was really good until I knocked a pole it was my fault though because I turned Fionn too early knocking the fence but I had a quick time which meant we came 5th in the show. unfortunately because of this loss we came third in the league one point off being first place but we still qualified for the championships in England. 

Introduction

Hi everyone, my name is Tilly and my blog is about the geography of horse showjumping. I will be posting things like new showjumping events coming up, showjumping events I've been to with my horse and some background information on showjumping I hope you all enjoy reading my posts and if you have any questions don't be afraid to ask them. p.s I will also post photos.