Levels Question

[Mercury91]

Can someone please tell me what the eventing levels and jump heights are in the UK? Also has the UK adopted the show jumping increase at US Advanced level of 4'3"

 

[Madam_max]

Here you go

BE

 

[Mercury91]

Thanks it helps... I think!! lol but 1.20m cant be correct Even before the the 2007 increase in Advanced SJ US Advanced SJ was always 3'9" to 3'11" according to my Mac Meter converter 1.20 = 3'9" as max

 

[Mercury91]

Never mind!! I found an updated UK page that has the new heights.. thanks

Steven

found it below

http://www.eventriders.com/featuresmain05/whatiseventing.htm

 

[MissDeMeena]

As you've prob. seen, our Adv. eventers SJ over 1.30m which is roughly 4'4" ?? our Int. jump 1.20..
So what were they jumping before the new hights??

 

[Patchwork]

I'm pretty sure that 1.20m is 4'0"

 

[Glfprncs]

I have to laugh...in the U.S., they actually have a division at some unrecognized trials called 'tadpole.' (you know, like the swimmy little thing that develops into a frog?) It's literally little logs lying on the ground about 0.40m in height. Then Beginner Novice, for those who can't yet jump around novice course (our novice, not yours), which is only .75m, then novice, which is .90m, then training at 1.0m, then prelim. (which is your novice equivalent) at 1.10m. I swear, there's probably interest in a pre-tadpole division in the states!

 

[Mercury91]

Just so you can all get your numbers straight

1.20 Meters = 3 feet 9 inches & 1.30 Meters = 4 feet 2 1/2 inches

And to the above reply there is no country that is harder in level then the other The US uses 5 Divisions and the UK Choses to have 8 Divisions chosing to have divisions that seperate levels by points & heights.

 

[Chex]

That sounds like my sort of height!

 

[Patchwork]

Nope, 1.20m is 3.9 feet, which is just over 3'11". 1.30m is approximately 4'3"

 

[burtie]

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Nope, 1.20m is 3.9 feet, which is just over 3'11".

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I think you meant "Nope, 1.20m is NOT 3.9 feet, it is just over 3'11". "

Or in fact near as matters 4'

 

[ihatework]

.... just to be geeky and picky

3.9 feet is not the same as 3ft 9inches

 

[burtie]

Fair enough

I still don't see why people use decimalisation with imperial measurements very confusing!!

 

[Mercury91]

My Dear Patchwork from the Calc at MIT in Cambridge!!

You asked for it!!!! lol

1.20 Meters = 47.244094 inches dived that by 12 = 3.9370078 which rounded off is

Drum roll...................... 3 feet 9 inches

 

[Mercury91]

WAIT I AM A DOPE AND WRONG!!!! lol Ill get back when I figure this out lol

 

[ihatework]

You said it

Try this:

1 ft = 0.3048m

therefore

3.937 ft = 1.2 m

now given that there are 12 inches in a foot

12 x 0.937 = 11.244

drum roll

so 1.2 m equals 3 ft and 11.244 inches

takes a bow

 

[Patchwork]

Hehe - Ben_and_Jerrys probably explained it better than me but that's what I was attempting to say!

 

[Rambo]

A simple way to remember the height conversions is to think of 10cms=4", or 5cms=2" if you prefer. As most jump wings go up 5cms for each hole it's quite simple

And do remember there are 12" (or 30cms) in every foot....not 10

So....1.20m (or 120cms) is 4 feet...give or take a centimetre or so

BTW How is BE split into 8 levels

There's Intro, Pre-Novice, Novice, Intermediate and Advanced...so 5 levels. Unless you are talking about the hybrids like Intermediate Novice and Advanced Intermediate of course, but they're not really distinct levels

 

[pixiebee]

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I have to laugh...in the U.S., they actually have a division at some unrecognized trials called 'tadpole.' (you know, like the swimmy little thing that develops into a frog?) It's literally little logs lying on the ground about 0.40m in height. Then Beginner Novice, for those who can't yet jump around novice course (our novice, not yours), which is only .75m, then novice, which is .90m, then training at 1.0m, then prelim. (which is your novice equivalent) at 1.10m. I swear, there's probably interest in a pre-tadpole division in the states!

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It's not the height that's important , it's technique. The biggest i've ever jumped on my 13.2hh pony is 3ft 9 and that's way too big for me as it is, a comfortable height for me where I feel balanced is around 3 ft to 3 ft 3.