Show jumping is also known as jumpers, stadium jumping, or open jumping. It is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events. The Enclosure Acts of England invented show jumping in the 18th century.
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Show jumping's first occurrence within an arena was in Dublin in 1869, though France held groups which would jump cross-country. Show jumping started because of the Enclosure Acts, which allowed Commissioners to fence off land as they saw fit, causing hunting on horses to suddenly require fence-jumping.