How to Use show jumping in a Sentence

show jumping

noun
  • The farm now has 52 show jumping horses, from a few days old to 7 years.
    Paul Sullivan, New York Times, 4 May 2018
  • Now, because this premiere is three hours long, the show jumps right into the dates the next day.
    Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 7 Jan. 2020
  • But excelling in the elite world of show jumping requires more.
    Ebony Flake, Essence, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The third and final day is the stadium which is show jumping.
    Analis Bailey, USA TODAY, 31 July 2021
  • The winning team will take home $3 million, part of a record purse for a show jumping event of $10 million.
    CNN, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Nassar, who competes in show jumping, helped Egypt qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
    Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The horse show includes three phases: dressage, show jumping and cross country.
    Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Kylie imported the 17-year-old show jumping gelding from the Netherlands, according to the Daily Mail.
    Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 26 July 2020
  • After a two year hiatus, equestrians and fashion folk joined forces for a weekend-long five-star show jumping event, Saut Hermès, held in the heart of Paris.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Morgan is drawn to veterinary science and polo, and Mariah wants to do show jumping.
    Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Springsteen is currently ranked 14th in the world in show jumping, and secured her spot on the U.S. equestrian roster on July 6.
    Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 6 Aug. 2021
  • One remaining source of revenue for the fairgrounds has been the horse park, which rents space to people who board their animals there and for equestrian events such as show jumping.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2020
  • For show jumping, the athletes do not use their own horses but rather draw one at random and are given 20 minutes to warm up with it before the competition.
    PEOPLE.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • World Cup Finals for dressage and show jumping, an important Olympic proving ground.
    New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The area also boasts a strong polo-playing and show jumping community.
    Ellen Paris, Forbes, 21 May 2021
  • Schleu had a commanding lead going into the show jumping but with each refusal the German's frustration grew.
    NBC News, 7 Aug. 2021
  • The roster made for an endless array of conflicts, and the style had the show jumping from one family to the next and added up to a smashing hit, as popular as it was critically acclaimed.
    Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Ten riders jumped clear rounds in the first of two qualifying rounds of the Olympic individual show jumping final here Thursday.
    Ashley Hoffman, Time, 24 Feb. 2018
  • Modern pentathletes ride horses for show jumping that are drawn at random, and then get 20 minutes to warm up with it before competing.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Here, horses both symbolize our independence, as in cowboy culture, and in posh racing and show jumping, our class lines.
    Lauren Vespoli, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2020
  • The couple are parents to Jessica, an equestrian and a show jumping champion, and Evan, a musician.
    NBC News, 14 Jan. 2020
  • As with her jewelry line, show jumping began as a pastime for Neuwirth but has quickly led to unforeseen successes.
    New York Times, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Nayel also recently developed and launched Jumpr, a new app for show jumping results and statistics.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Smiling with the window rolled down, the monarch was driven this morning, May 13, to the event—an annual competition for dressage, show jumping, carriage driving, and endurance riding.
    Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 May 2022
  • Just outside the ring, which included Hermès storefront-inspired fences, a mobile sellier was set up for viewers to take a look at the process of designing the Selle Rouge, Hermès’s newest show jumping saddle.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The international competition features events in show jumping, dressage, driving, and endurance and was often attended by the Queen, who was an avid horsewoman.
    Alyson Krueger, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
  • After graduating from Duke University in 2014, Springsteen went on to pursue show jumping and modeling, and was named the equestrian ambassador for Gucci.
    Lucia Tonelli, Town & Country, 7 July 2021
  • Currently, the modern pentathlon contains five different events: fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, and a final combined event of pistol shooting and cross country running.
    PEOPLE.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • For 12 weeks from January to April, there are weekly events in dressage and show jumping, scored both cumulatively and as individual competitions, with more than $8 million in prize money distributed annually.
    Todd Plummer, Town & Country, 13 Mar. 2017
  • Modern Pentathlon previously has consisted of five disciplines: fencing, swimming, equestrian show jumping, laser pistol shooting and running.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2022

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