Equestrian activities in Romania: The Vaulting Discipline

Abstract

Looking from the horse side, there’s plenty of debate as to whether equestrian vaulting is a sport, but taking in
account the vaulter too, it seems to be an art. Whatever the side of the arena you’re pick on, you must agree that it’s
need a very well balanced and good character horse and a graceful rider. Shortly described as gymnastics on
horseback, the Vaulting discipline is a harmonious exercise, performed on a horse, by an athlete that creates aweinspiring acrobatic displays of skill and precision. Regarded to the other equestrian sports is considered as being
safer. The reason for this is that the horse is moving the gymnast doesn’t have to think about controlling the horse,
this means that while the lunger controlling the horse, time in which the vaulter is free to perform. In Romania,
Vaulting is performed in such a high number of clubs as introducing in riding disciplines, as hypo therapeutic
exercise, as children leisure sport and starting from 2009 as a separate discipline, with its own championship.