Success at the top levels of show jumping sport is the culmination of years of careful development. But what patterns exist among the sport’s best equine athletes? For this case study, researchers sought to answer the following questions:
Does success as a young horse correlate with success at the top level? How about longevity?
Does the number of starts a horse makes as a young horse influence its performance in its prime years?
Is there a prime age to step up to top level sport?