Jumper horseback riding is more like stadium jumping. This is the type of horseback riding that is seen in the Olympics. The jumps are higher and set up in a stadium setting. During competition rider and horse are judged on time and faults.

Riders and horses are not judged on style so jumper courses are usually more technical, complex, creatively designed and colorful than hunter courses.

Jumper classes perform through a course of show jumping obstacles. These include spreads, verticals, double and triple combinations, and usually many changes of direction. The goal for the rider and horse team is to cleanly jump the course within a set time. Time faults are given for surpassing the time limit. Jumping faults are assessed by considering knockdowns and refusals. Refusals can be when the horse “runs out” or stops before a jump and it affects the time necessary to finish the course. Placing is based on number of points accumulated. A rider and horse team who did not gain any faults is considered to score a “clear round”. If there are multiple teams with “clear rounds” there is a jump-off over a timed raised and shortened course.