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The stirrup, which gives greater stability to a rider, has been described as one of the most significant inventions in the history of warfare, prior to gunpowder.As a tool allowing expanded use of horses in warfare, the stirrup is often called the third revolutionary step in equipment, after the chariot and the saddle.
4-H – Network of youth organizations in the United States; Equitation – Art or practice of horse riding or horsemanship; Horse show – A judged exhibition of horses; Icelandic equitation – Form of horse riding traditional to Iceland; Jineteada gaucha – Traditional sport of Argentina and the Cono Sur
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 ...
There are also differences between programs over whether the horse is viewed as a co-facilitator, or simply as a tool. [19]: 287 The field of equine-assisted psychotherapy did not publicly become a part of the equine-assisted therapy world until the 1990s, although individuals had been experimenting with the concept prior to that time.
The horse, sometimes caparisoned in black, follows the caisson carrying the casket. [1] A riderless horse can also be featured in parades (military, police or civilian) to symbolize either fallen soldiers, fallen police officers or deceased equestrian athletes. [2] A motorcycle can be used as a substitute for a horse though such practice is ...
The earliest forms of the stirrup are found in China. [4] White traces the transmission of the stirrup to Europe as an example of the diffusion of technology. [5]: 15 The research of the 19th century German historian Heinrich Brunner claimed that the switch to mounted warfare occurred after the Battle of Tours with a Saracen army in 732.
In 2003, USA Equestrian and the United States Equestrian Team (USET) joined together to take on responsibilities as a national governing body and became the United States Equestrian Federation. In 2017, USEF rebranded to US Equestrian under the new President, Murray Kessler, launching the new campaign "Discover the Joy of Horse Sports."
The statue of Thomas Munro is an equestrian statue of Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet, Major-General in the British Army and Governor of Madras from 1820 to 1827, located in the city of Chennai, India. The bronze statue sculpted by Francis Chantrey in the United Kingdom in 1834 and shipped to Madras in 1839, is one of the popular landmarks in Chennai.