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Equitation – Art or practice of horse riding or horsemanship; Horse show – Judged exhibition of horses; Icelandic equitation – Form of horse riding traditional to Iceland; Jineteada gaucha – Traditional sport of Argentina and the Cono Sur; Mounted orienteering – Sport of orienteering while riding a horse; Pleasure riding – form of ...
Musicians riding horses, Tang dynasty Horses are trained and ridden for practical working purposes, such as in police work or for controlling herd animals on a ranch.They are also used in competitive sports including dressage, endurance riding, eventing, reining, show jumping, tent pegging, vaulting, polo, horse racing, driving, and rodeo (see additional equestrian sports listed later in this ...
Dressage (/ ˈ d r ɛ s ɑː ʒ / or / d r ɪ ˈ s ɑː ʒ /; French:, most commonly translated as "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery.
The Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) welcomes men and women of all levels of riding in both hunter seat equitation, on the flat and over fences and Western horsemanship in a range of programs from varsity to club sports at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada.
Western-style riding (4 C, 26 P) Working stock horse sports (1 C, 14 P) Works about equestrian sports ...
References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...
The WBFSH acts as a connection between sport horse breeding organizations and the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). Characteristics common to quality sport horses include the following: Conformation: most sport horses have similarities in their conformation. These include a sloping shoulder, a well-shaped neck, and an uphill ...
Cowboy mounted shooting (also called western mounted shooting and mounted shooting) is a competitive equestrian sport involving the riding of a horse to negotiate a shooting pattern. Depending on sponsoring organizations, it can be based on the historical reenactment of historic shooting events held at Wild West shows in the late 19th century.