2.1. 7,50 m was jumped at Le Touquet, in 1912, by the horse Pick me up,
owned by M. J. Delesalle, and in 1913, by the horse Saint-Jacques, owned by
M. Santa Victoria, both horses being ridden be M. Henry de Royer;
2.2. On the 18th July 1935, at the CSIO Spa, Lieut. Christian de Castries,
11th Cuirassiers (France), cleared a water jump of 7,60 m on his horse
Tenace. The Committee of Records ratified this jump and declared Lieut. de
Castries to be the holder of the World Record for the Long Jump;
2.3. On the 1st December 1946, during the CSIO, held at the Association of
Commerce and Industry, in Buenos-Aires, Guarana, ridden by Mr. Jorge Fraga
Patrao, and jumping in public, cleared a water jump, 7,70 m in width. This was
confirmed as a record by the Committee of Records on the 20th May 1948
2.4. On the 12th September 1948, at Bilbao (Spain), the last day of the
CSIO held there, four competitors attempted to beat the record for the Long
Jump;
Balcamo, ridden by Commandant Nogueras Marquez, cleared a water jump of
7,80 m at its first attempt thus beating the World Record.
A few minutes later, Faun ridden by Captain Maestre Salinas, cleared 7,80 m at
its second attempt.
Encouraged by this double success, these two competitors asked to be allowed
to try to beat their new World Record by attempting 8 metres.
Faun failed at each of its three attempts.
Balcamo, however, cleared 8 metres perfectly at its first attempt, thus beating
its own record.
This jump was ratified by the Committee of Records on the 12th November
1948.
2.5. On the 14th August 1949, at the National Event at La Haye (Holland),
Coeur Joli, an 11-year-old horse of German breeding, cleared a width of 8.10
m, without penalty at its first attempt;
Coeur Joli belonged to M. D.-H. Pasman and was ridden by M. B. Van der
Woort, Jnr.
The Committee of Records confirmed this jump on the 28th November 1949.
2.6. On the 2nd September 1950, in the CSIO at Bilbao, the horse Balcamo,
ridden by Lt-Col. Nogueras Marquez, cleared a width of 8.20 m;
The Committee of Records confirmed this jump as the new record on the 21st
November 1950.
2.7. At the CSIO, Barcelona 1951, Colonel Lopez del Hierro, cleared a water
jump of 8.30 m on the horse Amado Mio, without penalty;
The Committee of Records confirmed this jump as the new record on the 12th
November 1951.
2.8. On the 26th April 1975, at the National Event "Rend Show" in
Johannesburg (South Africa) the horse Something belonging to Mrs. I.G. van
der Merwe and ridden by Mr. André Ferreira cleared a width of 8.40 m;
The Committee of Records confirmed this jump as the new record at the
meeting of the Bureau in Rabat (Morocco) in September 1975.