What is the difference between hunter and jumper?

Answer 1

hunters is mostly based on how the horse moves, if it gets the correct distances to the fence, if the horse enjoys its job, and if the horse does everything right. jumpers is based on time and faults. you want to have the fastest time or the best score. you get faults if you knock a rail which will put you back in your placing.

Answer 2

The biggest difference between hunters and jumpers is the way they are judged. Expert horsemen judge hunters subjectively on the basis of their style and movement, conformation (in some classes), and overall picture, as well as on the quality of the rounds themselves. In the jumper divisions, judging is entirely objective, based on faults incurred for refusals, runouts, rails down, falls, and seconds over the optimum time. Quite simply, the difference between first and second in a hunter round is a personal judgment; in the jumper round, the fastest clean round always wins--regardless of style. Hunter classes were originally designed to test the qualities necessary in a field hunter: excellent manners, efficient and comfortable gaits, and a good, safe jumping style. They represent the more artistic side of the industry and thus attract more "artsy" horsepeople. Jumper classes are the "spills-and-thrills" side of the industry, requiring boldness and athleticism in both horses and riders-and more of a "jock" mentality. Because of its straightforward scoring system, show jumping is usually easier for beginners to appreciate. To do the hunters, you have to be interested in the very detailed, artistic process of producing good performances, and you have to be interested in competing for your own satisfaction. (A lovely round in your eyes may not always be a lovely round in the judge's eyes!) Lower-level show hunter classes were once considered the best jumping-off point for either sport. Nowadays, starting off in the jumpers is also a very viable option because the jumper divisions include classes for even the lowest-level beginner riders.

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