Glossary of Equine Terms – V

Vaulting to Vertical

Vaulting: Equestrian sport involving gymnastic exercises done on the back of a moving horse.

Vertical: (i) Upright fence with no spread. Can be rails, planks, gate or wall. (ii) Also used to describe the horse’s head set, as in on the vertical.

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