Puissance
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Puissance is the high-jump competition in the equestrian sport of show jumping.
Description
The competition involves a maximum of five rounds - opening round followed by four jump-offs, not against the clock. The first round consists of four to six large single obstacles including the puissance wall, the starting height of which may vary from Script error: No such module "convert". in height. For the jump-offs, in which the fences are raised for each round, there are only two obstacles—a spread fence and the wall—although an optional practice fence is included. In the event of equality after the fifth round, riders share first prize.
The puissance wall often has become taller than Script error: No such module "convert".. The current indoor record for puissance is held by German rider Franke Sloothaak, who in June 1991 jumped Script error: No such module "convert". in Chaudfontaine, Belgium on Optiebeurs Golo, breaking his previous record set on Leonardo.[1]
The puissance is similar to, but not the same as, the equestrian high jump competition, which consists of a single, slightly sloping fence made from a hedge topped with timber rails. The record for the high jump stands at Script error: No such module "convert"., and was achieved by Captain Alberto Larraguibel Morales riding Huaso ex-Faithfull, at the Official International Event at Viña del Mar, Chile, on 5 February 1949.
Puissance, (from French puissance),[2] is also a word meaning "power". The event has been contested once at the Olympic Games, in 1900.
See also
References
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- ↑ Masters of Foxhounds Association of America (1991) Chronicle of the horse Chronicle of the horse Inc. Volume 54, Issues 14-26, p.52
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