Jumping

Jumping is both exciting and easy to follow, making it a very popular discipline for spectators as well as athletes. Jumping requires a combination of horse and rider to complete a course of 10 to 12 jumps, including vertical, triple bar, oxer and combinations of a double and /or a treble, in a certain order with different riding challenges and within an optimum time.

A jumping horse and rider must have the courage to jump large fences. This discipline also requires a high degree of athletic ability to handle the sharp turns and bursts of speed necessary to navigate the most difficult courses.

Competitions either run under the Table A Penalty Point system, the Table C Time system or a combined system. In the Table A Penalty Point system, penalty points are generated for faults, first refusal and overtime. Horse and rider are eliminated after a second refusal. The combination with lowest penalties will be determined the winner. In the Table C Time system, penalty points are accumulated in terms of extra seconds and the rider is eliminated in the case of overtime. The rider with lowest seconds will be determined the winner.

In the Olympics, combinations are to finish a course of about 15 intimidating obstacles such as triple bars, parallel rails, water jumps and simulated stone walls.

In 2018, the HKEF has upgraded the LONGINES Jumping Horse of the Year Show to include a CSI1* Grand Prix, an international competition level approved by the FEI, the worldwide authoritative organization for equestrian sports.

The Jumping Horse of the Year Award, also known as The Good King Cup, honours the best performing Jumping horse-rider combination of the season. Points are accumulated for each combination in all HKEF graded and FEI competitions held throughout the season.

Below please enjoy the jumping round of Kenneth Cheng and Tyson AZ at the FEI Asian Championships 2019 running under Table A.