Harris Burdick

Fredrico Caprilli/ Mckenna

NEIGH! BAM! HEY! Another bar falls to the ground. Have you ever wondered who made it easier to go over a horse jump? Frederico Caprilli! Fredrico had a special and happy 

Childhood, amazing inventions and crazy Accomplishments and also some hard roadblocks. All of Federico’s accomplishments Started with his childhood.

Fedrico Caprilli had a special and happy childhood

he was born in Italy on April 8, 1868 he was a student in training at a military college in Florence at the sage of 14. When he wa there he had no riding experience. His visit to the military college in Florence led him to future inventions.

Some of fredrico Caprilli’s accomplishments were that he made 2 inventions in one lifetime. One invention was show jumping and the other was the forward seat. The forward seat is a simpler and easy way for you and the horse to jump. And his last accomplishment is that he was and still is called the “Father of Modern Riding”. Although he had many accomplishments, he still had some roadblocks or in horse language, oxers to conquer.

One of Fredrico Caprilli’s road blocks was when he was 14 he had no riding experience. Another hardship he had was when Arnold Von Gunther (a professional rider) refused to respect what he called a bizarre way of riding. One his last hardships was when he hit his head on a sharp object while he was riding on a footpath and sadly, had a deadly concussion.

Fredrico Caprilli made a wonderful difference in the horse world. Fredrico had a special and happy childhood, amazing inventions and crazy accomplishments but also some roadblocks or oxers. Sadly Fredrico caprilli died doing what he loved, riding horses.

Glossary

Oxer- a big horse jump

Footpath-a path. You walk on

Concussion-when you hit you head very hard and there may be some bad side  affects

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