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Welcome to AVA Region IX's Website We
are one
of the seven regional divisions of the American
Vaulting Association (AVA) in the United
States.
Members of Region IX call one of the nineteen eastern states home -
Alabama,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia.
Membership not only includes
the vaulters, but also the coaches, longeurs of the horses, and often
the parents of the vaulters.
The
vaulters and horses are
athletes
competing in the sport of equestrian vaulting. They perform seven
compulsories exercises and freestyle (kür) on a horse being lunged
in a
circle. In accordance with the AVA rules, the horse is either at
a
walk, trot, or canter. Compulsory moves are scored for form and
in the case
of freestyle (kür)
for originality, performance, and difficulty. The horse is
the most important part of this team, and the horse score is averaged
with the vaulter's final score at all competitions.
Equestrian vaulting is one of the seven disciplines that are recognized by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). Vaulting competitors are invited to compete at the World Equestrian Games with other FEI disciplines. The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the United States Equestrian Team Foundation (USETF) also recognize equestrian vaulting. |
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