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Period: 1500 to
Agricultural Society
In the agricultural times sports were not as popular as what they are now. The people in these times were categorised into three groups, these were the working class, the middle class and then the upper class, although they didn't compete in sports, they completed activities which were very similar. -
Tudor and Stuart period
In this year the British Parliament passed the Enclosure Acts, which meant that both public and private lands would have to be fenced off from each other, which lead to horse riders jumping the fences to get to their destination -
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Industrial Revolution
The industrial Revolution didn't effect show jumping, however it did effect the level of intensity and the number of agricultural workers that were needed to ensure that the crops grew -
Hanoverian period
In this year show jumping was first mentioned in a French cavalry manual which was a guidance for instructors, an instruction on co-ordination of the aids, gymnastics and position of the rider, and a system for breaking and training horses. -
Victorian sport
In this year the first Clonmel show was held by the Royal Dublin Society, this show had 180 cattle, 85 horses and an amount of pigs and poultry. The jumps at this show included both high and wide leaps -
Victorian Sport
Shows in Rome and Paris had their competitors jumping in the country rather than in show grounds -
Victorian sport
In this year the French Cavalry School at Saumur, which was a French military training establishment, included an exhibition of show jumping in its program -
Victorian Sport
In this year the first show jumping event in England happened at the Agricultural Hall in London -
Victorian Sport
In this year the first national horse show was showed in Madison square garden -
Victorian Sport
In this year Madison square garden held the first national horse show -
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Edwardian Sport
In 1886 the Olympia was first opened, however it was called the National Agricultural Hall. In1887 the first international horse show was held -
Victorian Sport
This was the first year that the Olympic games had equestrian events present, these events were polo, the grand prix and then the high jump. -
Victorian Sport
This was the first year where there were equestrian events within the Olympics, which was held in Paris. There were three events that were involved, these were polo which consisted of just four teams made up of 5 different countries, the grand prix where a Belgium rider called Aimé Haageman won, and the last event was the high jump which ended in a joint first with a French and an Italian rider -
Edwardian Sport
In this year show jumping was added to the international horse shows programme -
Edwardian Sport
Along with show jumping being added to the international horse show, show jumping was also added to the national horse show. -
Between the World Wars
In this year a new position was founded, this position was the forward seat position which gives the horses more power and a better balance going over the jumps, this position was introduced by Federico Caprilli, which was an Italian cavalry officer and equestrian -
Between the World Wars
This was the year the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI), which governs the Olympic equestrian events was found by 8 countries -
Between the wars
This was the year that the British Show Jumping Association was founded. -
Between the wars
In this year there were new show jumping rules introduced, these rules included regulations for circuling and also a time limit -
British Sport
In this year the FEI introduced a men's only world championships which now happens every 4 years. -
British Sport
Although in 1935 the central council of physical recreation was formed with an objective of encouraging both males and females to participate in sport, this was the first year women were allowed to actually take part as individuals in the Stockholm Olympics. -
British Sport
In this following year the first European championships for women were held in Rotterdam. these championships are now held every two years, which are the years between the Olympics and the world equestrian games. -
Britsih Sport
In this year the FEI introduced the Presidents cup, this was a cup that was awarded to the country that gained the most amount of points within the nations cup competition, which was an international level competition. -
British Sport
Late in this year the show jumping rules were revised for modern day use. Here are some of the rules: jumping penalties for refusals or knockdowns, which is four faults and time penalties. -
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British Sport
Show jumping events take place all over the world now, these include both registered and non-registered shows.