Equestrian Jumping is a sport that takes skill and exellence.The key is too have patience with your horse and with yourself when you are doing show jumping.The penaltys are refuseals and knockdowns.Each time you knock over a pole,you get four penaltys.The horse needs to be at a trot or a canter when doing show jumping.The results are various in time for when you jump.You win by having the most points.When you don't get any penaltys after you jump the jump,you earn ten points.The way you jump is by getting the horse to trot or canter and when your ten minutes away from the jump you get a tight rein and lean up on the horses neck and lift your boody out of the saddle.That is called a 2-point.The equipment is an english bridle and saddle for the horse and leather rididing boots,a helmet,riding gloves,teamjacket,and long riding pats for the rider.The show jumping event takes one person.The rules are simple,you have to jump over the poles without knocking them down or refusing to jump.My olympic athlete is John Whittaker.His olympic values are teamwork,hope,and skill.John Whittaker was a british jumper in the olympic games.The way he shows teamwork is by working with his teammates to win.He shows hope by beliving in his teammates.He shows skill by working hard and trying his his best . He shows team work,respct , excellent, hope, and frendship. He shows respct becaus eyou have to respct the horse that you ride , and he shows frendsip because you have to be frinds with your horse in order to be able to ride it, he shows team work because you have to work with your horse, and you show exllence bye doing exlent and practising because practise makes perfect.