Tagged: Gymnastics

Horse Vaulting
5:59 am
Wed April 4, 2012

Some Northwest Kids Stand On The Backs Of Galloping Horses For Sport

Credit Photo by Anna King / Northwest News Network
Jazmyn Wentland, 10, and the other vaulters on her team warm up with stretches and practice on a barrel before they do their routines on horses in Moses Lake, Wash.

MOSES LAKE, Wash. – Some kids play soccer, others play chess and some stand on the backs of galloping horses. Lately, equestrian vaulting is finding a foothold with children in the Northwest. Parents say like any sport it teaches concentration and gives kids a boost of confidence. Correspondent Anna King reports.

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