Vaulting has developed a lot and it’s great to see new freestyle moves every year. Some of those exercises have become so called signature moves, which are kind of innovative and characterize teams or vaulters. In this article we’ll present you 5 unique vaulting moves!
We have asked different teams and vaulters how they came up with their signature move and how they practiced the exercise.
1. Team Fredenbeck: The Swoosh
This move is called “Swoosh”, inspired by the Nike logo.
How did you come up with the move?
We were looking for a solution to get Kathrin to stand up from the croup for the flic-flac. A jump was the solution, which we continued to develop until the Swoosh was created. We worked the exercise out with Malte, Viktor and Kathrin.
How did you practice it?
We did it a couple of times on the Movie without canter, then with movement and then on the horse. The first time Kathrin was a bit scared of jumping over Malte on the horse, but the second time it worked well and we became more and more secure.
2. Team Norka: Flic-Flac – Roll
How did you come up with the move?
We wanted to create a special new dynamic exercise that could create some sort of Wow-effect 😁
Hendrik Brühl originally had the idea and we worked it out when we had a workshop. So the 2 original moves were the forward roll from Chiara and the flic-flac from Thommy and we wanted the flic-flac to be above and at the same time as the forward roll 😊
How did you practice it?
We tried on the ground how it works with the space, so in what timing and how exactly both moves had to be executed in order to not collide. Then we did it on the horse right away 💪🏼
3. Team Ingelsberg: The Thrower
How did you come up with the move?
It was in 2003 during our acrobatics training, we tried out our jump, after we saw it in a Cirque du Soleil show. So mainly it was Alex’s idea.
How did you practice it?
Actually on the barrel and then directly on the horse. Some horses didn’t like it to have people running after each other. First from the standing horse and then with full speed. We tried it in different positions, also when standing on the hips of the person who is the base, so it was one level higher.
In Rhede 2004 we showed it for the first time, and got big applause :). We developed it further and also made it from a person kneeling backwards, the standing on the shoulders and making a somersault backwards. Or if you remember our vampires freestyle, there we just fall backwards. Unfortunately in some years it was prohibited to catch people from the horse.
4. Ann Thies: The Neckhang
How did you come up with the move?
The hang developed from a mount with a quick position on the neck to its own exercise. I was training together with Viktor Brüsewitz at that time and we had the idea to extend that position.
How did you practice it?
I practiced core posture and angles on the barrel, but all in all mostly on the horse, since horse shape and movements are so much different and make the move more difficult.
It mostly worked but I had to figure out the best looking shape, stability and of course make it easy for the horse, since it’s a hard exercise for them to balance.
5. Team Roy Rogers: The Hangover
How did you come up with the move?
The Hangover was actually Cynthia Danvers’ idea: The team has a very large flyer, so I started to think about how to make the freestyle more artistic and interesting. I had to think out of the box to create different exercises. I wanted to use Rubin Royal’s possibilities since he’s so cute and trustable. We trust him 100 % and he would never do anything.
In vaulting I like the connection with the horse. Rubin has to play the biggest part in our freestyle, that’s most important for us. It’s not the easiest move for a horse, but he is so reliable and we know that nothing will happen. The most important thing of this exercise is our horse Rubin. Without him it wouldn’t be possible!
How did you practice it?
We just tried it at it worked on the first attempt. The team didn’t need to practice it a lot. We practiced it a bit on the barrel but with the movement of the horse it’s completely different, so we mainly practiced it in canter.
In the beginning it was a challenge to get out of the move, but the girls managed to push up themselves back on the horse quite fast.
Do you know more unique vaulting signature moves? Let us know so that we can include them in our second part of this article!
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