trot or canter, with most advanced competition primarily to the left and always at canter. Two-phase, and other classes of competition also work the horse to the right. While many European clubs do not compete to the right, they still work at home evenly both directions, believing this benefits the horse and the vaulter.

The premier vaulting competitions are the biannual World Junior & Senior Championships and the World Equestrian Games (WEG) held every four years. In many countries, vaulting associations organize and sponsor national,