Cross Country Eventing Jumps
Across
- 4. A type of oxer where the poles are set in an X shape.
- 8. A type of brush fence with several feet of brush protruding out of the top, too high to be jumped over.
- 13. When a horse skips an obstacle by moving around it instead of jumping.
- 14. Jumps with flat bottoms and rounded tops, typically a 180-degree half-circle in shape.
- 15. A jump consisting of a ditch with a log suspended directly over it.
- 16. A dropped area or trench in the course, often used in combination with other jumps.
- 18. The distance covered by a horse in one complete cycle of its legs.
- 19. An obstacle that requires the horse to cross through or jump in or out of varying depths of liquid.
- 21. A series of ascending or descending banks that challenge rhythm and control.
- 23. A cross-country race with obstacles, similar in concept to eventing.
- 27. A designated area on the course where the horse must go through or jump over water.
- 28. The first phase of eventing, focusing on obedience and harmony.
- 29. An alternative route or jump at an obstacle.
- 30. Two or more jumps set in close proximity to each other.
- 34. The fastest pace of a horse, used extensively between jumps.
- 38. Disqualification from the competition for severe faults or multiple errors.
- 39. A jump with two vertical elements set parallel to each other, creating a wide obstacle.
Down
- 1. A fence with a solid base and foliage sticking out of the top, designed to be jumped through.
- 2. A complex combination often featuring a ditch, an up bank, a fence, and a drop.
- 3. A combination jump typically involving a rail, then a ditch, then another rail.
- 5. Any barrier or challenge on the course.
- 6. An equestrian sport comprising dressage, cross-country, and show jumping.
- 7. A solid built obstacle, often made from stone-like material, that can be quite imposing.
- 8. A fence combination where two fences are placed so close that the horse lands from the first and immediately takes off for the second without a full stride.
- 9. The path laid out for the cross-country phase.
- 10. When a horse stops in front of an obstacle and declines to jump.
- 11. A combination of jumps involving a drop down, followed by strides and a jump up, often with added fences.
- 12. A very narrow, triangular-shaped jump, difficult for the horse to clear.
- 15. A solid jump with height and width, having a flat top resembling its namesake furniture.
- 17. An A-frame shaped jump that looks like a roof sticking out of the ground, sometimes called a cabin or hut.
- 18. A combination jump made of multiple triangular elements with a rail on top.
- 20. A jump that involves stepping up or down from one level of ground to another.
- 22. The ground or landscape over which the course is set.
- 23. Any narrow fence that requires precision and straightness from the horse and rider.
- 24. A vertical or oxer jump with a pool of water underneath it.
- 25. A narrow V-shaped jump, usually placed in combinations to test control.
- 26. General term for an obstacle on the cross-country course.
- 31. An oxer-like jump with three standards and poles spread out in ascending heights.
- 32. A simple fence made from fallen trees or several large stacked trunks laid horizontally.
- 33. A type of jump that the horse is required to jump through the center of a narrow opening.
- 35. Points incurred for errors, refusals, or exceeding optimum time.
- 36. A triangular-shaped obstacle that is wide on one side and narrows to a point on the other.
- 37. A jump where the horse goes up an incline and then jumps off to a lower landing, often into water.