Editing Show jumping (section)

==The horses==
A show jumper must have the scope and courage to jump large fences as well as the athletic ability to handle the sharp turns and bursts of speed necessary to navigate the most difficult courses. Many [[list of horse breeds|breeds]] of horses have been successful show jumpers, and even some [[grade horse]]s of uncertain breeding have been champions. Most show jumpers are tall horses, over {{hands|16}}, usually of [[Warmblood]] or [[Thoroughbred]] breeding, though horses as small as {{hands|14.1}} have been on the [[Equestrian at the Summer Olympics|Olympic]] teams of various nations and carried riders to Olympic and other international medals. There is no correlation between the size of a horse and its athletic ability, nor do tall horses necessarily have an advantage when jumping. Nonetheless, a taller horse may make a fence appear less daunting to the rider.<ref>Barakat, Christine. "Why Size Matters."  ''Equus,'' October 2007, Issue 361, pp. 36–42</ref>

[[Pony|Ponies]] also compete in show jumping competitions in many countries, usually in classes limited to youth riders, defined as those under the age of 16 or 18 years, depending on the sanctioning organization. Pony-sized horses may, on occasion, compete in open competition with adult riders. The most famous example was [[Stroller (horse)|Stroller]], who only stood {{hands|14.1}} but was nonetheless an Individual silver medal winner and part of the Great Britain show jumping team in the [[1968 Summer Olympics]], jumping one of the few clean rounds in the competition. Significant jumpers from the United States are included in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showjumpinghalloffame.net/inductees/sjhf_inductees.shtml|title=Show Jumping Hall of Fame inductees|website=showjumpinghalloffame.net|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205215347/http://www.showjumpinghalloffame.net/inductees/sjhf_inductees.shtml|archive-date=2012-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showjumpinghalloffame.net/sjhof_inductees.html|title=Show Jumping Hall of Fame|website=www.showjumpinghalloffame.net|access-date=November 23, 2016 }}</ref>