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VAULTING [3 records]

Record 1 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Variety Shows and Circuses
DEF

Gymnastics performed on a moving horse going on a circle line, in full harmony.

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.

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.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Spectacles de variétés et Cirque
DEF

Gymnastique sur le dos d'un cheval au galop, en parfaite harmonie avec lui.

CONT

La voltige à cheval est un sport d'une puissance élégante et virile.

PHR

Saut en voltige.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gymnastics and Trampoline
DEF

A gymnastic exercise in which the athlete leaps over a form that was originally intended to mimic a horse

CONT

He was also the first male gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of ten in an Olympic competition, a feat he accomplished in the long horse vault.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gymnastique et trampoline
CONT

Le saut de cheval. Cet exercice consiste à sauter à l'aide d'un tremplin par dessus une table de saut (depuis 2001, le cheval a été remplacé par une table de saut, plus large et plus «sécurisante»), en effectuant un mouvement acrobatique. D'une hauteur de 1,25 mètre, la table de saut est située au bout d'une piste d'élan de 25 mètres. Le saut de cheval est un exercice commun avec la Gymnastique artistique masculine.

CONT

Il est également le premier gymnaste à avoir obtenu la note parfaite de dix sur dix dans une compétition olympique, un exploit qu'il accomplit au saut de cheval.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gymnastics and Trampoline
DEF

The practice of vaulting over apparatus such as box horses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gymnastique et trampoline
CONT

Appareils d'appui pour exercices de voltige, p. ex. chevaux d'arçon, chevalets de saut, tables de saut.

Spanish

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