Talk the Talk A Guide to Hunter & Jumper Terms
Hunters are judged on the horse’s movement, presence, manner of going and jumping ability.
Equitation classes are judged on the rider’s position, ability, and poise.
Jumpers are judged on speed, time, and ath- letic ability over fences. Faults are given for time or knocking down a pole, not jumping, or not clearing an obstacle.
Divisions are the diff erent categories of hunter or jumper classes. T ey can be based on a horse or rider’s age and/or number of years showing, a rider’s age and status (amateur vs. professional), a horse or pony’s height, or (for jumpers) amount of prize money won.
Over Fences describes a class in which a horse or rider is judged over a course of eight or more obstacles.
Under Saddle describes a class in which a horse or rider is judged at the walk, trot, and canter, going both ways of the ring. Multiple riders compete at the same time in the ring during the Under Saddle class.
Hunter Classic defi nes a class of two jump- ing rounds with the scores added together to produce the fi nal pinning (awarding) of the class. Each horse does one round which is
scored; then the top fi fteen horses with the highest fi rst-round score are invited back to ride a second round.
Hunter Derby defi nes a class of two jump- ing rounds with the scores added together to produce the fi nal awarding of the class. T e fi rst round requires a minimum of ten obstacles, in- cluding one in-and-out, one bending line, and one unrelated distance. Obstacles should re- semble those found in the hunt fi eld, such as post and rails, brush jumps, banks and ditches or water obstacles. T e top twelve horses are in- vited back to perform a “Handy” round, which may include a walk or trot fence or opening a gate, in addition to emphasis being made and more points being given for successfully nego- tiating tighter turns or taking more direct, or “handy” routes from one jump to the next.
Rated/recognized shows are shows run in accordance with United States Equestrian Fed- eration (USEF) rules and regulations and at which winners’ points are tallied and accumu- lated towards end-of-year high score awards. Shows are rated from AAA to C depending on the number of points that are given.
Local/unrecognized shows are shows op- erated on a local or regional club level or by independents. T ey may be sanctioned by such a club (such as the Baltimore County Horse Shows Association) or by no club at all.
Levels refers to the height of the jumps in a
jumper class. For instance, Level 2 is 3’3”. In general, levels increase by 3” increments.
Tables refer to the way a jumper round is scored. For example, Table II, Section 1 is called a “Time First Round” class where there is only one round with the fastest fault-free round winning. For a complete list of Tables, visit the Hunter & Jumper Blog on
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T e USEF defi nes its competitors as: Adult or senior: an individual who has
reached his 18th birthday as of December 1 of the current competition year (except for dres- sage or combined training).
Junior: an individual who has not reached his 18th birthday as of December 1 of the current competition year. Persons born on December 1 assume the greater age on that date.
Classes for specifi ed individuals (in- stead of specifi ed horses) are: Children’s and Junior classes, although both for individuals under 18, vary in the height of the jumps, and riders in the Children’ s divisions many not cross-enter into the Junior divisions at the same horse show.
Amateur classes are restricted to ama- teurs as defi ned by the USEF. Amateur/Owner classes require the rider to be the owner (or member of the owner’s family) of the horse. Leased horses are not eligible for Amateur/ Owner classes.
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