The crowd, estimated at 70,000 at least, bore it in great patience, and even raised a little interest in high diving and pole jumping.
Some have branded it "the idiot stick" but sales of the smartphone pole jumped 301% in the three months to November 2014 compared with the previous three months, according to retailer Amazon.
You'll need cavaletti poles, jump standards, boots to protect your horse's pasterns, and a suitable saddle for jumping.If you don't have a cavaletti just use wood or tree branches.
Saving the big number for the climax, like any good musical director, Mr. Yuen finishes up with a spectacular variation on the traditional kung fu pole fight, in which the combatants balance on tall, flaming bamboo poles, jumping about with exhilarating abandon as they try to knock their enemies into the fire pit below.
If you can, have your trainer help you school your horse as well as yourself, and s/he can also help you set up poles, jumps, etc.
Robert fell during a pole vault jump on Friday at the conference meet at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Ill.
All we have to do is change the definition of success: rather than congratulating kids when they succumb to the pressure to climb up the pole and jump off, the instructors could challenge the kids to think it through and follow their better instincts, then congratulate them when they have the guts to say no to such a crazy idea.
Photograph: Javier Soriano / AFP / Getty Images 5.44pm BST The hooves of Lord de Theize clear a pole while jumping with rider Olivier Guillon, of France, during the equestrian individual show jumping competition.
