![]() ![]() In researching the post I came across two articles that mentioned Esther Stace used a springboard: STACE-Esther M.jpg Source: Walcha Historical Society Public Domain Esther and her horse jumped 9in higher in 1915.ĭSCF0555 Side Saddle by Declan CC BY 2.0 First you must convert the feet to inches. This question is not as easy as the previous two questions. How much higher did Susan jump than Emma to win the competition?Īnswer: 5ft 9in – 5ft 3in = 6in. Susan and Brandy And Red jump 2 inches higher.ģ. How much higher did Susan and Brandy And Red jump in setting a new record?Īnswer: 5ft 9in – 5ft 7in = 2 inches. How many years did Carolyn’s record stand?Īnswers: 2012 – 1995 = 17. The first as highest height jumped side saddle over the puissance wall and the second, as highest height jumped side saddle over the triple bar.ġ. Watch this video showing Susan as she breaks two world records. “I have to walk my strides and put a marker down so that I know when to take off. “It’s very difficult to see a stride when you’re riding side-saddle,” she said. “I’ve no problem going over 7ft on Atlas,” she said, although she admits jumping side-saddle does have it draw backs. The 29-year-old seems to feel no fear and has complete faith in her horses. Horse Talk – puissance: the high-jump competition in the equestrian sport of show jumping. However, she said that Brandy was “a bit star struck and only jumped 1.40m”. Susan entered the puissance at the Dublin International show in August last year, where she was the first person to ever compete in the class riding side-saddle. ![]() Jumping that height is an amazing feeling.” “I’m aiming to jump 6.6ft over the triple bar on Brandy and at least 6.2ft on Atlas over the wall. “I intend to break my own record in October in Ballinsloe,” Susan said. How much higher did Esther and her horse jump in 1915? It certainly didn’t hold them back, even though they couldn’t quite match a jump record set in 1915 of 6ft 6in by Australian rider Esther Stace.Ĥ. “Atlas was supposed to be my main ride at Aintree, but he went lame two days before the show so I ended up jumping Brandy And Red, who I’d only ridden three times before,” Susan said. “I saw an entry from for the Leaping Lady competition, which said: ‘Are you brave enough? There was a picture of the women who set the original record back in 1915, and I just thought I’d have a go, so I started looking for a show jumper,” Susan said. Mrs Esther Stace, from Yarrowitch, riding sidesaddle and clearing a record 6’6″ at the Sydney Royal Show. ![]()
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