Mounted Games
Mounted Games are a team equestrian sport in which relay races with an increased degree of difficulty are carried out.
This sport demands equestrian and athletic abilities in equal measure. In addition to speed, courage and skill, teamwork is also required. Although originally a pure team sport, individual and pair competitions are also held today. With the exception of Germany, where horses (over 1.48 m height) are permitted, Mounted Games are only ridden on ponies .
A Mounted Games team consists of five riders with their ponies, whereby only four riders are used in a row per game. In this way, the coach has the opportunity to use the most suitable team members for the respective game.
Game flow
As in relay races in athletics, several teams always play directly against each other, with each rider having to cope with certain tasks (games) between the start and transition lines, which are 54 m apart. The games are divided into three categories according to their main requirements: speed, technique and the spectacular bounce games. If mistakes are made, they must first be corrected before the race can continue. This can result in changes in the sequence quickly. When the start rider has fulfilled his task, he usually hands over a piece of play equipment to the next rider, who fulfills the task in the same way. The last rider is marked with a cap tape and determines the position of his team when crossing the finish line.
In tournaments there are usually two qualifying runs with 6–8 games each. The most successful teams then fight for the tournament victory in the A final with mostly 10 games, the other teams compete against each other in the B, C or D final. The reconstruction of the course for a total of 24 different games is carried out by the so-called arena party. A main referee and five linesmen monitor compliance with the rules, which essentially include decent behavior towards the pony. Spurs and whips are prohibited in the Mounted Games.
History of the Mounted Games
Mounted Games were created in India to keep equestrian soldiers fit in peacetime. India was a British colony for centuries . The British colonial rulers standardized the playground equipment and developed a set of rules according to which tournaments are held in some countries today. In Great Britain, mounted games have long been considered part of equestrian sport. In the past, it was mostly British teams who won world championships.
organization
International
The national associations usually belong to the International Mounted Games Association (IMGA). It organizes the world championships and sets the international rules for mounted games. There are currently 22 member associations.
Members
Members of the International Mounted Games Association
- Australia
- Belgium
- Burkina Faso
- Denmark
- Germany
- England
- France
- Ireland
- Italy
- Canada
- Luxembourg
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Austria
- Pakistan
- Scotland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- South Africa
- Czech Republic
- United States
- Wales
World championships
The world team championships take place annually in different member countries. Only four teams (Great Britain, Canada, Northern Ireland and USA) took part in the first World Cup in 1986. The number of participants has now more than tripled. Although only 11 teams took part in the championship in Australia in 2008, this was mainly due to the high travel costs for most countries. In 2007 in Belgium there were 18 different teams that took part. In 2000 the Great Britain team was divided into three teams: England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland was a separate team before.
year | host | place | Attendees | winner |
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1986 | England | Bognor Regis | 4th | Great Britain |
1987 | Canada | Sutton | 4th | Great Britain |
1988 | United States | Hume | 7th | Great Britain |
1989 | Northern Ireland | Lisburn | 7th | Great Britain |
1990 | Wales | Swansea | 9 | Great Britain |
1991 | United States | Herndon | 4th | Great Britain |
1992 | England | Lincoln | 7th | Great Britain |
1993 | Wales | Pontardawe | 9 | Great Britain |
1994 | England | Gatcombe Park | 10 | Great Britain |
1995 | Germany | Jesteburg | 9 | Great Britain |
1996 | Sweden | Torslanda | 8th | Great Britain |
1997 | France | Lamotte-Beuvron | 9 | Great Britain |
1998 | Ireland | Tullamore | 10 | Great Britain |
1999 | Belgium | Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont | 9 | Great Britain |
2000 | Germany | Bremen | 12 | England |
2001 | Canada | Guelph | 14th | Canada |
2002 | England | Fontwell | 14th | Wales |
2003 | United States | Lexington | 14th | Wales |
2004 | France | Saumur | 16 | England |
2005 | Wales | Bridgend | 16 | England |
2006 | Sweden | Gothenburg | 15th | England |
2007 | Belgium | Brugelette | 18th | England |
2008 | Australia | Sydney | 11 | New Zealand |
2009 | England | Broadlands | 17th | England |
2010 | Switzerland | Geneva | 13 | Ireland |
2011 | Denmark | Aarhus | 15th | England |
2012 | Wales | Chepstow | 17th | France |
2013 | New Zealand | Hastings | 10 | New Zealand |
2014 | France | Gisors | 17th | England |
2015 | United States | Lexington | 14th | United States |
2016 | Ireland | Green Glens Arena , Millstreet | 16 | France |
2017 | South Africa | Pietermaritzburg | 10 | Ireland |
2018 | Belgium | Ghlin | 14th | Ireland |
2019 | Wales | |||
2020 | Scotland | |||
2021 | France | |||
Source: Mounted-Games.org |
Germany
The Association for Equestrian Games e. V. Mounted Games Germany (VRMGD) is the association of German Mounted Games teams.
Mounted Games has been ridden in Germany since 1990, and the German Mounted Games national team took part in the World Championship (in Wales) for the first time this year. Since 1998 there has been an annual German championship for which the teams have to qualify in the ranking list. Today around 50 teams ride in the open class and around 40 teams in the youth class. The highlight and end of the season is the German Championship, for which the best 18 teams on the ranking list qualify.
Championship
Winner of the German Championship (A final) in the Open Class and Youth Class (since 2014 separated into U14 and U18):
year | place | Open class winner | Junior class winner | |
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1998 | Saint George | Dahmeland I | Nordheide Waldhof | |
1999 | Jesteburg | Dahmeland I | Nordheide Waldhof | |
2000 | Loesdau | Dahmeland I | - | |
2001 | Hartenholm | Vierlanden | - | |
2002 | Preetz | Dahmeland I | - | |
2003 | Achim | Dahmeland I | - | |
2004 | Dahmeland | Dahmeland I | - | |
2005 | Bielefeld | Dahmeland I | Visselmoor blue | |
2006 | Lockstedt | Preetz I. | Barchelinos | |
2007 | Ahrenlohe | Preetz I. | Lindau Gettorf Youth 1 | |
2008 | Bad Iburg | Preetz I. | Barchelinos | |
2009 | Kirchwalsede | Preetz I. | Lindau Gettorf Youth 1 | |
2010 | Moordorf | Preetz I. | Barchelans | |
2011 | Barchel | Lindau Gettorf II | Lindau Gettorf Youth 1 | |
2012 | Vechta | Team Fischerhude | Ahrenlohe 1st | |
2013 | Kirchwalsede | Lindau Gettorf 1 | Ahrenlohe 1st | |
year | place | Open class winner | Winner U18 | Winner U14 |
2014 | Rendsburg | Lindau Gettorf 1 | Moordorf P4 | Holstein Rockets |
2015 | Ahrenlohe | Fleckeby 1 | Ahrenlohe 1st | Moordorf Spirit 2 |
2016 | Moordorf | Lindau Gettorf 1 | Ahrenlohe 1st | Moordorf Spirit |
2017 | Rendsburg | Lindau Gettorf 1 | Foehr | Wolteritz 2 |
2018 | Moordorf | Achim Roflex | Ahrenlohe 1st | Lindau-Gettorf U14 1 |
Source: www.vrmgd.de |
Switzerland
In Switzerland there are so far 10 Mounted Games clubs that belong to the umbrella organization "Mounted Games Association Switzerland MGAS", formerly Swiss Pony Mounted Games SPMG . There are seven different age and ability groups in the regulations. A total of 39 teams took part in the Swiss Championship (in the French Championnats Suisse ). A third of the teams currently come from the French-speaking part of Switzerland, where Mounted Games (as in France) are called “Pony Games”.
frame
Mounted games tournaments usually take place in a specific celebration and ceremony. When riding in and out, the theme music from the film The Glorious Seven , composed by Elmer Bernstein , is usually used. This has its background in the formation of the Mounted Games Association Of Great Britain 1984. The association had only seven counties as members at the beginning , which is given as the reason for the choice of the song.
Web links
- Website of the Verband für Reiterspiele eV Mounted Games Germany
- Website of the Swiss Association (Swiss Pony Mounted Games)
- International Mounted Games Association website
- Information about Mounted Games in German-speaking Switzerland
- Information about the German Mounted Games Championship 2010
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.mounted-games.org (Homepage of the IMGA - International Mounted Games Association)
- ↑ Junior & Open WORLD team championships 2016 , Mounted Games Association of Ireland
- ↑ Championships 2011: Results ( Memento of the original from November 26th, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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- ↑ http://www.pony-games.ch/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=38
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