What exactly is Showcross?

[TheMagicHaflinger]

I've heard so many different explanations of it, but i thought it was a showjumping round followed by a cross country round. Am i right? If not, what is it? x

 

[tinap]

I hope that's what it is because I'm just heading out the door to take the daughter to one

Yes that's what it is! You SJ 1st then xc,either straight after or with a break in between. If its an arena showcross you have all the jumps in one ring & do it all together.

They are placed on faults over both courses & ties dependant on either sj time or nearest to optimum time over sj (the ones we've done are anyway! ) xx

 

[Twiggy14]

I hope that's what it is because I'm just heading out the door to take the daughter to one

Yes that's what it is! You SJ 1st then xc,either straight after or with a break in between. If its an arena showcross you have all the jumps in one ring & do it all together.

They are placed on faults over both courses & ties dependant on either sj time or nearest to optimum time over sj (the ones we've done are anyway! ) xx

I thought that was jumpcross? Or are they the same thing?

 

[MagicMelon]

Up my way thats a jumping derby! Never heard of showcross.

 

[JFTDWS]

I thought that was jumpcross? Or are they the same thing?

jump cross are knock down type fences run outside like an xc course.

not heard of showcross, that sounds like an eventer trial or a jumping derby to me... So many names for such similar things!

 

[Twiggy14]

Ah, I remember now thank you

I'm not sure, never heard of ShowCross!

 

[tinap]

I've never heard of jump cross! That's what a showcross is around here (s.yorks) - well that's what they called what my daughter has just won today anyway xx

 

[Batgirl]

This is showcross, just like you described:

http://hurworthphotos.photoshelter....ass-4-85cms/G0000bDYNUuZ0E78/C0000XO49H3oc.BU

 

[tinap]

^^^this, although I would call that Arena Showcross. Normal showcross would go over a proper xc course