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BAREBACK HORSE RIDING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Combat Sports (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bareback horse riding
1, record 1, English, bareback%20horse%20riding
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bareback riding 1, record 1, English, bareback%20riding
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first event in a rodeo, by tradition, is bareback horse riding, in which a wild, untamed horse, or bronco, tries to buck the rider off its back. 1, record 1, English, - bareback%20horse%20riding
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de combat (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- monte à cru
1, record 1, French, monte%20%C3%A0%20cru
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La monte à cru. [...] Pour le concurrent, l'épreuve la plus redoutable : il doit se maintenir au moins huit secondes sur le dos d'un cheval parfaitement obstiné. Pas de selle, pas de bride, ni la moindre corde, mais une simple langue de cuir, le «rigging», passée autour de l'animal. 1, record 1, French, - monte%20%C3%A0%20cru
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
- Variety Shows and Circuses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- horse vaulting
1, record 2, English, horse%20vaulting
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- vaulting 2, record 2, English, vaulting
correct
- mounted gymnastics 3, record 2, English, mounted%20gymnastics
correct
- voltige 4, record 2, English, voltige
- trick riding 5, record 2, English, trick%20riding
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gymnastics performed on a moving horse going on a circle line, in full harmony. 6, record 2, English, - horse%20vaulting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term "horse vaulting" is a bit misleading. It brings to mind the aerial leaps performed in gymnastic competitions on a padded stationary block. But the actual sport of horse vaulting is one of the three classic disciplines of horseback riding, the other two being dressage and jumping.... While vaulting does include jumping onto and off of a moving horse, it also involves much more, as I learned on a visit to watch the Great Falls Vaulting Team practice. Led by coach Jennifer Williams, the team's members ride bareback, kneel and stand on a moving horse, and perform the sort of riding tricks you might see in a circus. 1, record 2, English, - horse%20vaulting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Vaulting is the art of gymnastics on horse back and is an extremely popular sport with young riders in Europe and is now growing in stature here in Australia. 7, record 2, English, - horse%20vaulting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
For those who liked horses, the daily ride, although strenuous, was lot of fun where, in addition to cavalry drill, there was jumping, vaulting and tentpegging. 8, record 2, English, - horse%20vaulting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
- Spectacles de variétés et Cirque
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- voltige
1, record 2, French, voltige
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gymnastique sur le dos d'un cheval au galop, en parfaite harmonie avec lui. 2, record 2, French, - voltige
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La voltige à cheval est un sport d'une puissance élégante et virile. 3, record 2, French, - voltige
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Saut en voltige. 3, record 2, French, - voltige
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-12-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- handhold
1, record 3, English, handhold
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- hand hold 2, record 3, English, hand%20hold
correct
- finger loop 3, record 3, English, finger%20loop
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A loop on the rope knotted around the bull’s belly to allow the rider to stay mounted during the bull riding rodeo event. 4, record 3, English, - handhold
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The rigging has a handhold built into it allowing the rider a place to secure one or two hands. 5, record 3, English, - handhold
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Considered the most physically demanding rodeo event, bareback bronc riding requires the cowboy to ride a wild, unsaddled horse for eight seconds while holding on with just one hand to a "rigging, "a handhold similar to a leather suitcase handle. 6, record 3, English, - handhold
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Using only one hand, the cowboy must hold onto the leather handbhold of the rigging which is customized to snugly fit to the rider’s grip. 7, record 3, English, - handhold
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- poignée de guide
1, record 3, French, poign%C3%A9e%20de%20guide
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- anneau de maintien 2, record 3, French, anneau%20de%20maintien
correct, proposal, masculine noun
- anneau de retenue 2, record 3, French, anneau%20de%20retenue
correct, proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anneau fixé à la sangle attachée au ventre du taureau et permettant au concurrent de demeurer assis sur le dos de l'animal pendant les 8 secondes exigées pour réussir cette épreuve de rodéo. 2, record 3, French, - poign%C3%A9e%20de%20guide
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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