|
The English show world and jumping society has created its own brand of terminology. From person to person interactions to names for jumps and series of jumps, here is a short glossary of the most common terms used.
Vertical: One obstacle (jump) that the horse must hurdle.
Oxer: Two jumps anywhere from six inches to five feet apart that are jumped in one hurdle.
Square Oxer: An oxer in which both jumps are the same height.
Swedish: Two jumps which are at different crossed angles, separated by anywhere from six inches to five feet, that are jumped in one hurdle.
Cross-rail: A jump which is made of two poles, on one jump, typically very tiny for beginners.
Bounce: Two jumps, from 10 to 23 feet apart, which are jumped in succession.
In and Out: Two jumps, from 24 to 48 feet apart, which are jumped in succession.
Triple or Combination: Three jumps, from 24 to 48 feet apart, which are jumped in succession.
Water Jump: A ditch of water which is anywhere from 10 to 20 feet long, that the horse must clear.
Rail: The knocking down of a rail as to change the height or width of the obstacle.
Refusal: The crossing of the horse and riders tracks in between obstacles.
Faults: 3 faults for a refusal, 4 faults for a rail, then time faults.
Jump-off: After the horse completes the first round without faults, they may proceed to the second round (jump-off).
Time allowed: Amount of time the horse and rider have to go through the sets of timers.
Time faults: .25 faults per second over time allowed in first round, 1 fault per second in jump-off.
On deck: Meaning that you are the next person in the ring.
Slice: To jump a jump at such an angle that you are almost parallel with it.
Roll back: To go towards a jump in the opposite direction of what you want, then to flip back around it after your past it.
Lame: A hurt horse that can’t be worked.
Sound: A well horse that can be worked.
| 
