VAULTING!!
Yes, it is insane. I have zero ability to do any form of tumbling or gymnastics on the ground. Doing it on a horse would be suicidal. But it looks like a lot of fun.
When I decided to get out of endurance and change disciplines, I began to look for lesson programs figuring I would likely just toodle around with Gem and learn something new on a lesson horse. The first thing I did was research vaulting facilities in my area. It is probably a really good thing there weren’t any near enough to me to make going for a weekly lesson viable. Who knows where this blog would have gone had there been one in my town. More than likely it would have ended with a post about me being in a body cast.
As the WEG 2018 tickets became available I knew I wanted to go on a day that had vaulting. Thankfully, that day also had show jumping too and I believe paradressage which is a discipline I am in complete awe over. Here I am barely able to function on a horse with 100% control of all my body parts and yet here is a whole class full of riders with disabilities out there kicking butt and taking names. Those riders deserve way more accolades than they receive.
Someday I would like to take an intro level lesson on a vaulting horse and get a feel for it. I could totally see me adding a draft horse to my herd someday and teach Dusty to lunge so I could practice. Well, until I fell off and broke something important that is.
The Roaming Rider 
cool idea but i have no balance on my own two feet. If you get to do a clinic I will live thru you vicariously! 🙂 HA
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I will totally suck at it but it would be really fun to tey
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I took vaulting lessons when I was growing up and was terrible at it but had a great time!!! Highly recommend trying it if you get a chance!!
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I’d love to try it but I think I should wait until I don’t have to work so when I break it isn’t such a big deal
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Problem is, as you get older, you’re more likely to break. Do it now while you’re less brittle!
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Ooooo, vaulting! I have never even thought about it because I am a hot mess on two feet, never mind having to do gymnastic type maneuvers ON A HORSE haha! You definitely ought to try it at least once!
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I really want to!
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It always looks super fun but also something I physically would…. Maybe really struggle with hahaha
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Yeah Id likely kill myself but it would be fun while it lasted
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Vaulting sounds like so much fun! I’d love to give it a go one day, too.
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We should find a clinic half way between us and gve it a go
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