A gymnastic feat in which the body is flipped completely forward or backward from an upright position, landing first on the hands and then on the feet.
(Gymnastics) a gymnastic feat in which a person starts from a standing position and leaps forwards or backwards into a handstand and then onto his feet
The next instant he was out, and "going on" like an Indian; yelling, laughing, chasing boys, jumping over the fence at risk of life and limb, throwing handsprings, standing on his head -- doing all the heroic things he could conceive of, and keeping a furtive eye out, all the while, to see if Becky Thatcher was noticing.
To help explain how spotting works in gymnastics, I'll explain the process of learning a back handspring. When first teaching the body positioning for the handspring, the coach uses a lot of muscle to carry the gymnast slowly through the movement.
This living, breathing, galloping machine was created by South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company and was the mane attraction at The Warhorse Race Day in association with The Bord Gais Energy Theatre at The Curragh Racecourse.
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