thumb|A single cavaletti or cavaletto, set to its intermediate height thumb|Cavaletti – 3 possible height settings thumb|Modern molded plastic cavaletti standards, placed at highest setting and used as a jump thumb|Simple ground rails used as cavaletti thumb|Cones used as cavaletti standards to define a corridor for a free jumping horse Cavaletti (also spelled cavalletti, singular (rarely used in English) cavaletto) (Italian: "little horse") are small jumps, originally made of wood, used for basic horse training. Most consist of rails that are about wide, and long. The rails are inserted into
thumb|A single cavaletti or cavaletto, set to its intermediate height thumb|Cavaletti – 3 possible height settings thumb|Modern molded plastic cavaletti standards, placed at highest setting and used as a jump thumb|Simple ground rails used as cavaletti thumb|Cones used as cavaletti standards to define a corridor for a free jumping horse Cavaletti (also spelled cavalletti, singular (rarely used in English) cavaletto) (Italian: "little horse") are small jumps, originally made of wood, used for basic horse training. Most consist of rails that are about wide, and long. The rails are inserted into fixed standards, usually made in an "X" shape, that are commonly designed to be placed at one of three preset heights ranging from a few inches off the ground to a maximum of about . However, in informal terminology, even ground rails without standards are sometimes called "cavaletti". Modern designs can be made from various types of molded plastic and PVC pipe as well as wood. They can be used both for ground training with the handler working a horse on a longe line or at liberty, or while a rider is mounted on the horse. Cavaletti are used by practitioners of both English riding and western riding. Similar obstacles of lighter weight materials are used with dogs in dog agility and canine physical therapy.
Cavaletti were invented by Federico Caprilli and designed to help a horse improve its balance, adjust its length of stride, and to loosen and strengthen its muscles. They are often used in sets of at least four to six placed in a row, but can be configured in nearly unlimited ways. Used at their lowest placement as ground rails or at a level no more than about high, they can be set to encourage a proper length of stride. By being set closer or further apart than a horse's natural stride, they encourage lengthening or shortening of the stride. Used as a "gymnastic" in conjunction with other horse jumping obstacles in a training ring, they help teach the horse how to approach a fence at the proper speed and length of stride. Set at higher settings, they become small jumps to introduce young horses or beginning riders to jumping. Some designs can safely be stacked, allowing fences up to about .
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