Vaulting, gymnastics on horseback is the first opportunity for many children to meet the horse. This book helps to get to know the sport of vaulting and to select a suitable offer for vaulting lessons. Children will find their own experiences in it: from getting to know the horse and its equipment to working in a vaulting group, the first steps on the way to vaulting are described in detail. The "Buch vom Voltigieren für Kinder" ("Book of Vaulting for Children") offers in text and pictures a child-friendly approach to the many and varied possibilities of vaulting: from dealing with the horse to playful gymnastics on horseback, from individual and pair exercises to the performance of a vaulting group at a tournament.