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Puissance is the high-jump competition in the
''Chronicle of the horse''
Chronicle of the horse Inc. Volume 54, Issues 14-26, p.52 The puissance is similar to, but not the same as, the equestrian high jump competition, which consists of a single, slightly sloping fence made from a hedge topped with timber rails. The record for the high jump stands at , and was achieved by Captain
Video of Ben Maher jumping 7'3"
High Jump and Long Jump Records
{{Equestrian Sports Show jumping de:Springprüfung#Mächtigkeitsspringen
Puissance is the high-jump competition in the equestrian
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sport of show jumping.
Description
The competition involves a maximum of five rounds - opening round followed by four jump-offs, not against the clock. The first round consists of four to six large single obstacles including the puissance wall, the starting height of which may vary from in height. For the jump-offs, in which the fences are raised for each round, there are only two obstacles—a spread fence and the wall—although an optional practice fence is included. In the event of equality after the fifth round, riders share first prize. The puissance wall often has become taller than . The current indoor record for puissance is held by German riderFranke Sloothaak
Franke Sloothaak (born 2 February 1958 in Heerenveen, the Netherlands) is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1988 and 1996.
Olympic Record
Sloothaak competed for West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, ...
, who in June 1991 jumped in Chaudfontaine, Belgium on Optiebeurs Golo, breaking his previous record set on Leonardo.Masters of Foxhounds Association of America
The Masters of Foxhounds Association of North America, first established in 1907 as the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America, and commonly abbreviated to MFHA, is an association promoting the activities and interests of fox hunting in the Un ...
(1991''Chronicle of the horse''
Chronicle of the horse Inc. Volume 54, Issues 14-26, p.52 The puissance is similar to, but not the same as, the equestrian high jump competition, which consists of a single, slightly sloping fence made from a hedge topped with timber rails. The record for the high jump stands at , and was achieved by Captain
Alberto Larraguibel
Colonel Alberto Larraguibel Morales (May 30, 1919 – April 12, 1995) was a Chilean Army officer born in Angol, Chile. He remains as the record holder for highest jump, one of the longest-running unbroken sport records in history – yea ...
Morales riding Huaso
A huaso () is a Chilean countryman and skilled horseman, similar to the American cowboy, the Mexican charro (and its northern equivalent, the vaquero), the gaucho of Argentina, Uruguay and Rio Grande Do Sul, and the Australian stockman. ...
ex-Faithfull, at the Official International Event at Viña del Mar, Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
, on 5 February 1949.
Puissance, (from French ''puissance''), is also a word meaning "power". The event has been contested once at the Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
, in 1900.
See also
* Show jumpingReferences
External links
Video of Ben Maher jumping 7'3"
High Jump and Long Jump Records
{{Equestrian Sports Show jumping de:Springprüfung#Mächtigkeitsspringen