Meet Amanda Staalsoe, Guinness World Records Holder in Equestrian Vaulting

My name is Amanda Ilunga Stolse and I hold the Guinness World Record of most

scissors transitions on horseback in 30 seconds and most standing jumps on horseback in 30 seconds

I read the book as a kid, I went to the library and I often looked at the shelf with all the books

of Guinness World Records and I found it very fascinating and exciting how people could do

all these challenging things with their bodies and what a human body is really capable of

So yeah, that really inspired me. And I do have a little secret

I wanted to be some sort of superhero ninja when I was a child

So I just dreamed when I saw all these gymnastic attempts. And really where people use their body for physical challenges, that was what really stood out to me

I first discovered the sport of equestrian vaulting when I was in my early teenage years

I was a regular equestrian writer before. I wrote ponies. And when I got too big for that, my mom suggested launching me on her full-grown horse

just for me to get comfortable around it. And then I had a friend at the equestrian center we were at

who had seen equestrian walking before and actually done it as a very little child

She told me it was actually a sport, and then from there, I just took off

I really love that only the fantasy is the limit here. And you have this very specific bond with your horse

especially with me and Charlie. We have worked together for seven years. and this is a bond that you cannot find in any other way We really trust each other so I really like the way we can we are in harmony Whenever I try new exercises he really careful with paying attention to what I doing to see if to make sure I don fall And on the other hand when we have practiced a lot the same

things and we are both very comfortable in it you can really feel that some sort of you're

on a cloud line you're just floating in harmony together and that's what I find very amazing

I really love how they make me calm. It really makes me one with nature and it really makes me look into myself as well as a human and a person

And they're just so honest and they will let you know when enough is enough and when we can do more

And just straightforward and they just go with the flow. They never know when we put them in the truck if we're going to France or if they're going just, just

just across the bridge to Sweden. So I believe it's the bond between me and the horses

and just the calmness they bring to me. I think it's important to include all kinds of people

and really put spotlight onto a Christian sports and that it's more than just riding a horse

There is a bond between it and there are many different ways to handle horses

and just like humans, horses are different, they have different needs. different needs. So I think it's important to really open up people's eyes around the sport and

hopefully it will expand