▁be ▁near ▁impossible ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁clear ▁the ▁obst acle . ▁However , ▁the ▁r ider ▁should ▁also ▁take ▁care ▁not ▁to ▁over - ride ▁this ▁f ence , ▁as ▁it ▁may ▁un ner ve ▁the ▁horse ▁and ▁make ▁him ▁very ▁difficult ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁under ▁control ▁afterwards . ▁R iders ▁and ▁horses ▁need ▁to ▁keep ▁eyes ▁up ▁and ▁not ▁look ▁down . ▁Water , ▁although ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁sp ook y ▁for ▁a ▁horse , ▁is ▁usually ▁more ▁da un ting ▁for ▁the ▁r ider . ▁Open ▁water ▁is ▁not ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁stad ium ▁phase ▁of ▁event ing . ▁ ▁Liverpool ▁: ▁a ▁show ▁jump ing ▁obst acle ▁that ▁takes ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁an ▁ox er ▁or ▁vertical ▁jump ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁pool ▁of ▁water ▁under ne ath ▁( although ▁some ▁li ver po ols ▁may ▁be ▁" d ry " ▁and ▁just ▁consist ▁of ▁a ▁blue ▁or ▁black ▁t arp ). ▁These ▁f ences ▁tend ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁horse ▁look ▁down , ▁so ▁the ▁horse ▁does ▁not ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁actual ▁rails ▁it ▁must ▁jump ▁and ▁may ▁hit ▁the ▁f ence . ▁R iders ▁and ▁horses ▁need ▁to ▁keep ▁eyes ▁up ▁and ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁actual ▁f ence ▁they ▁must ▁jump . ▁Liver po ols ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁stad ium ▁phase ▁of ▁event ing . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁J ump ing ▁( hor se ) ▁Cav ale tt i ▁Bas c ule ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Event ing ▁Category : Show ▁jump ing ▁Category : H