Showjumping is one of the most entertaining disciplines with main focus horses, but lately, it seems to have inspired another discipline, rabbit show jumping. Rabbit show jumping or Kaninhop (also called rabbit agility or rabbit hopping) is modeled after horse show jumping, on a scale to suit rabbits.
Competitions have been held in the USA and several European countries. Although it is developing in the current years, the discipline has taken place for the first time in Sweden. At that time, the rules were based on the rules from horse jumping but were later reformed to be better suited for rabbits.
In 1987, the first national championship for “straight-line easy course” was held in Stockholm, Sweden. The sport grew throughout Sweden and several rabbit jumping clubs were formed to support the growing interest.
Later on, the discipline became famous in other European countries and then the USA. To understand how the discipline really functions and what elements has it taken from the horse show jumping, watch the video below.
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