Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
être en suspension (rider - equestrian)
English translation:
out of the saddle
French term
être en suspension
Elle est en suspension pour accompagner son cheval.
The picture below shows a girl riding a horse jumping over a hurdle during a hurdle race. Could someone please explain the exact meaning of the sentence ? Thanks
| 4 +3 | out of the saddle |
B D Finch
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| 3 +1 | in suspension |
Verginia Ophof
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| 3 | standing in the (her) stirrups |
polyglot45
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Mar 12, 2010 08:39: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Term asked" from "etre en suspension" to "être en suspension" , "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "Sports / Fitness / Recreation" , "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "Équitation"
Mar 18, 2010 09:00: B D Finch Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
out of the saddle
"When the rider prepares to jump, she goes into a "two-point" or jumping position, putting her weight on the balls of her feet. Lift yourself slightly out of the saddle and lean forward. Then keeping her back straight, she lifts herself slightly out of the saddle and leans forward. "
http://www.horses-and-horse-information.com/articles/english...
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Note added at 17 mins (2010-03-11 17:40:56 GMT)
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"With the horse" means that the rider's weight is not lagging behind the momentum of the horse as it jumps. You don't want to be ahead of the horse either.
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
in suspension
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B D Finch
: "In suspension" seems obvious, but it refers to horse and rider together, not to the rider alone as in the source text given.// Yes.
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the moment of suspension as decribed in the link?
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Mirra_
: right!It's this :) e.g. " to be suspended in the air over the saddle, rather than sitting on the horse's back" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_position
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Thank you Mirra !
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Native in: English 
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Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
standing in the (her) stirrups
Also practice your two-point position (stand up in stirrups, jam heels down, lean forward. hands out in front of you, on horse's neck, look forward)
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B D Finch
: That is a description of a balance exercise, not the jumping position. Both are 2-point positions, i.e. feet in stirrups but bottom not on saddle, but the jumping position doesn't feel or look like standing in the stirrups as knees and hips are more bent
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strange - you yourself refer to the "two-point position" here explained as being the jumping position. I don't follow your logic.
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