Puissance
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- For information about the band of the same name, see Puissance (band).
Puissance is the high-jump competition in the equestrian sport of show jumping.
The competition involves a maximum of five rounds - opening round followed by four jump-offs not against the clock. The first round consists of four to six large single obstacles including the wall, which can vary from 1.70 m to 1.80 m in height. For the jump-offs, in which the fences are raised for each round, there are only two obstacles — a spread fence and the wall — although an optional practice fence is included. In the event of equality after the fifth round, riders share first prize.
The puissance wall may get taller than 7 feet.
The record for the High Jump stands at 8 ft. 1¼ in. (2.47 m), and was achieved by Captain Alberto Larraguibel Morales riding Huaso ex-Faithfull, at the Official International Event at Viña del Mar, Chile on 5th February 1949.
Puissance is also a word meaning "powerful", or having the power to do something.
