What is the difference in riding equine hunter jumper and dressage?

Answer 1

A hunter is ridden on grass or turf and a jumper is ridden on sand or dirt.
basicly jumper is timed and is judged by how many rails u knock and how fast u go, and hunter is judged by how smooth and steady your ride is, and its not timed. basicly jumper is timed and is judged by how many rails u knock and how fast u go, and hunter is judged by how smooth and steady your ride is, and its not timed.

Answer 2

To the untrained eye they may look the same. To ride it is a huge difference. Hunter is a classic style of riding over fences. The fences are not as high as a Jumper course. The judge is looking for a beautiful, even ride. Horses must be groomed well with braided mane, spotless tack and hooves polished. Riders must be turned out to look at least as good as their horse. Classic, understated colors in hat, hunt coat, and breeches. Boots must be clean and shined. The style over fences must flow, with no speeding up or slowing down, an even cadence from the beginning circle until the ending circle. The horse must have neatly tucked legs over the fences. The horse should not drop one knee lower than the other. The horse must execute flying changes smoothly. Or better, to come down on the correct lead off the fences.

Jumping is a timed event. The horse that does the course of jumps in the least amount of time with the least amount of faults wins. A fault is a fence refusal, a rail knock-down, off course (jumps out of order), and of course if the rider falls off. Most top riders rode Hunters as junior riders. They ride correctly and are ready for bigger jumps at faster speeds. Jumpers fences are usually higher and the courses are more challenging for horse and rider. Add fact:If the horse refuses a jump it's a fault the first and second time. Third time disqualifies horse and rider and they are excused from the arena.

Answer 3

Jumpers focuses more on which rider can complete the course fastest with the least mistakes, whereas hunter works more on posture, control, and appearance.

If a hunter makes a mistake like getting ahead or behind the horse, but doesn't knock down the bar they'll still be penalized. If they take the jump perfectly, but the horse still knocks down a bar, they may not be penalized (as much). These things usually aren't considered for jumpers.

I would say hunter is more difficult because it requires you to be more aware of yourself and your horse. You can get penalized whether or not you knock down a pole, so you have to be prepared for more than making it over jumps.

Answer 4

hunter jumper is... well, hunter jumper. you are wearing the traditional brown tack, the hunt clothes, and going over jumps of different heights and in a certain pattern.

In dressage, you are wearing traditional white and black--white breeches, white shirt, black tall boots, black jacket, and a white stock tie. and of course the black tack. if you are below level four dressage, you wear a snaffle, but above level four you can have a double bridle if you want. dressage and hunter are similar in the sense it is still a pattern, and you are still alone in the ring, but dressage is different because it was traditionally a military thing for the cavalry, in saluting the officers, but now instead of officers, you are honoring the judges that are judging you. ;)

Answer 5

working hunter class at a show:rustic fences if you jump clear then the horse is judged on riding and conformation showjumping classes:timed over jumps fastest wins