Gymnasts mount the horse by grasping the handles and
perform routines by swinging and rotating their bodies around their hands,
frequently releasing the handles and re-gripping them. All three parts of
the horse must be used and routines have to include double leg circles.
The pommel horse develops much strength in the upper body, particularly
the arms and shoulders. It also develops coordination, rhythm, balance,
and a sense of timing. In particularly, disabled people or those with leg
injuries can enjoy this exercise; paraplegics have been champions on the
pommel horse.
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Pommel
Horse
Height: 115cm+or-1cm From top of surface to floor
Width: 35cm
Length: 160cm
The horse is a leather-covered cylinder with two pommels
or handles on either side of the center (the same horse was used for
vaulting--both women's and men's--but without the handles, until the
introduction of the vault table in 2001).
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