1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
Ludger Beerbaum on the Freak, Team Gold
1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
Olympic Champion Joe Fargis on Touch of Class.
1980 Moscow Olympic Games.
Jan Kowalczyk on Artemor, Jumping gold medal in Moscow
1976 Montreal Olympic Games.
Alwin Schockemöhle on Warwick Rex, Olympic Jumping Champion 1976
1972 Munich Olympic Games.
Hartwing Steenken GER on Simona , team gold.
TOKYO 1964 Olympic Games.
The Jumping team from New Zeland :
Riders:
Graeme Hansen Horse: Saba Sam
Bruce Hansen Horse: Tide
C. Matthews and Adrian White Horse: Eldorado
1960 Rome Olympic Games.
Jumping- The Olympic jumping Champion of 1960, Raimondo d’Inzeo on Posilippo.
1956 Stockholm Olympic Games.
The Olympic Champion Hans Günter Winkler on Halla
1952 Helsinki Olympic Games.
Jumping- Harry Llewellyn on Fox Hunter- Team Gold
1936 Berlin Olympic Games.
Jumping- The Olympic jumping Champion of 1936 : Kurt Hasse on Tora
1948 London Olympic Games.
Jumping- The olympic champion 1948 Humberto Mariles on Arete
1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games
Jumping- The Marquis de los. Trujillos on Zalamero - team gold
1920 Anvers Olympic Games
Jumping- The Olympic Champion of 1920 , Tommaso Lequio di Assaba of Italy on Trebecco
1912 Stockholm Olympic Games
Jumping-Charles von Roummel RUS on Siablik
By Malgré Tout// Photo: FEI
Henrik Von Eckermann is 1 at the FEI Word racking list for showjumper and also 1 on FEI Longiness racking list. Here he is at in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final - Omaha 2023.
Foto: FEI/Richard Juilliart
There are plenty of nostalgic videos like these online – especially on YouTube. We just picked a small selection for you. If you have become curious, then have fun surging for more.
Athens Olympics
Of course, we also have to look back at the 00s. Here it is a ride from the Olympics in Athens in 2004. Still a little has happened, if you compare it with todays look and methods in equestrian sport. The horse is similar to the ones we know, but try to take a look at the rider’s helmet.
2000:
Jump of in the US
Here you can enjoy a revisit to the 1990s: You can clearly see the missing chin strap on the riding helmets. If you also look at the stirrups, they look more like something that belongs on a dressage track than on a jumping course. Safety was apparently not prioritized. Fortunately that has changed.
1990s:
Horse of the year show in the UK
Another entertaining video is from a jump off in 1977, where a handsome rider starts to argue with the judges. Could this happen in 2021? Maybe…. When it comes to the equipment however, the horse here has a pair of front leg gaiters on, but bites and nosebands are undeniably simpler than what you often see today.
1970s:
Equestrian jumping in the UK
Looking back at equestrian sport and more precisely jumping let us go to the 1960s. Back then neither the surface nor the leg protection seemed to be very modern. However, martingale and lambcover on the noseband were diligently used. It is also worth noticing the horses. Many of them are a lot heavier than the athletic ones seen today.
1960s:
Dublin horse show in irland
In this video from 1939, it is remarkable that the rider wears a hat rather than a helmet, and that the equipment in general is at a minimum compared to today. The video is recorded in black and white. It can therefore be a little difficult to watch, but try to notice how little equipment both riders and horses are wearing.
1930s:
Terrian jump in Germany
Let’s start in the 1920s. Back then it was apparently not entirely uncommon to give his horse a slap with the whip in the back on his way across a jump. Fortunately, that riding style is rarely seen in equestrian sport today. Nevertheless, what is fun to see is how the obstacles are pretty much similar to those used in eventing and hunting today.
1920s:
approach to the horse’s and rider’s need for equipment was simpler in the past than it is now. Whether the way of riding itself has changed can probably be argued. The equestrian technique today may have evolved in line with the experience gained in equestrian sports. But the riders ”I-can-do-this” and the horses’ temperaments are clearly the same. Look at the videos we have found for you. And then judge for yourself and maybe get a little laugh along the way.
helmet sat loosely on your head without a chin strap? Or when it was quite normal to ride with bandages on a jumping course? Here we take a look at how times have changed within the discipline of jumping. You may be suprised.
With a smile on your face, you can quickly conclude that the riding style as well as the
nce upon a time, equestrian sport was very different from now – or was it? Do you remember the time when the riding
1976 Montreal Olympic Games.
Alwin Schockemöhle on Warwick Rex, Olympic Jumping Champion 1976
There are plenty of nostalgic videos like these online – especially on YouTube. We just picked a small selection for you. If you have become curious, then have fun surging for more.
Athens Olympics
Of course, we also have to look back at the 00s. Here it is a ride from the Olympics in Athens in 2004. Still a little has happened, if you compare it with todays look and methods in equestrian sport. The horse is similar to the ones we know, but try to take a look at the rider’s helmet.
2000:
Jump of in the US
Here you can enjoy a revisit to the 1990s: You can clearly see the missing chin strap on the riding helmets. If you also look at the stirrups, they look more like something that belongs on a dressage track than on a jumping course. Safety was apparently not prioritized. Fortunately that has changed.
1990s:
1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
Ludger Beerbaum on the Freak, Team Gold
1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
Olympic Champion Joe Fargis on Touch of Class.
1980 Moscow Olympic Games.
Jan Kowalczyk on Artemor, Jumping gold medal in Moscow
TOKYO 1964 Olympic Games.
The Jumping team from New Zeland :
Riders:
Graeme Hansen Horse: Saba Sam
Bruce Hansen Horse: Tide
C. Matthews and Adrian White Horse: Eldorado
1972 Munich Olympic Games.
Hartwing Steenken GER on Simona , team gold.
Equestrian jumping in the UK
Looking back at equestrian sport and more precisely jumping let us go to the 1960s. Back then neither the surface nor the leg protection seemed to be very modern. However, martingale and lambcover on the noseband were diligently used. It is also worth noticing the horses. Many of them are a lot heavier than the athletic ones seen today.
1956 Stockholm Olympic Games.
The Olympic Champion Hans Günter Winkler on Halla
Horse of the year show in the UK
Another entertaining video is from a jump off in 1977, where a handsome rider starts to argue with the judges. Could this happen in 2021? Maybe…. When it comes to the equipment however, the horse here has a pair of front leg gaiters on, but bites and nosebands are undeniably simpler than what you often see today.
1970s:
1960s:
1960 Rome Olympic Games.
Jumping- The Olympic jumping Champion of 1960, Raimondo d’Inzeo on Posilippo.
1952 Helsinki Olympic Games.
Jumping- Harry Llewellyn on Fox Hunter- Team Gold
1948 London Olympic Games.
Jumping- The olympic champion 1948 Humberto Mariles on Arete
1936 Berlin Olympic Games.
Jumping- The Olympic jumping Champion of 1936 : Kurt Hasse on Tora
1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games
Jumping- The Marquis de los. Trujillos on Zalamero - team gold
1920 Anvers Olympic Games
Jumping- The Olympic Champion of 1920 , Tommaso Lequio di Assaba of Italy on Trebecco
1920s:
Dublin horse show in irland
In this video from 1939, it is remarkable that the rider wears a hat rather than a helmet, and that the equipment in general is at a minimum compared to today. The video is recorded in black and white. It can therefore be a little difficult to watch, but try to notice how little equipment both riders and horses are wearing.
1930s:
Terrian jump in Germany
Let’s start in the 1920s. Back then it was apparently not entirely uncommon to give his horse a slap with the whip in the back on his way across a jump. Fortunately, that riding style is rarely seen in equestrian sport today. Nevertheless, what is fun to see is how the obstacles are pretty much similar to those used in eventing and hunting today.
nce upon a time, equestrian sport was very different from now – or was it? Do you remember the time when the riding helmet sat loosely
approach to the horse’s and rider’s need for equipment was simpler in the past than it is now. Whether the way of riding itself has changed can probably be argued. The equestrian technique today may have evolved in line with the experience gained in equestrian sports. But the riders ”I-can-do-this” and the horses’ temperaments are clearly the same. Look at the videos we have found for you. And then judge for yourself and maybe get a little laugh along the way.
loosely on your head without a chin strap? Or when it was quite normal to ride with bandages on a jumping course? Here we take a look at how times have changed within the discipline of jumping. You may be suprised.
With a smile on your face, you can quickly conclude that the riding style as well as the
1912 Stockholm
Olympic Games
Jumping-Charles von Roummel RUS on Siablik
By Malgré Tout// Photo: FEI
Henrik Von Eckermann is 1 at the FEI Word racking list for showjumper and also 1 on FEI Longiness racking list. Here he is at in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final - Omaha 2023.
Foto: FEI/Richard Juilliart
