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Hobby horsing is a sport and a hobby with gymnastic elements which uses hobby horses, also known as stick horses. [1] [2] Movement sequences similar to those in show jumping or dressage are partly simulated in courses, without real horses being used. The participants predominantly use self-made hobby horses. [3] [4] [5]
Gaited horses are horse breeds that have selective breeding for natural gaited tendencies, that is, the ability to perform one of the smooth-to-ride, intermediate speed, four-beat horse gaits, collectively referred to as ambling gaits. [1] In most "gaited" breeds, an ambling gait is a hereditary trait.
Racehorses can reach speeds of 40 to 44 mph, according to Newbury Racecourse. Though most can only maintain that speed for about 20 seconds. Though most can only maintain that speed for about 20 ...
O-Mok-See – Equestrian event consisting of speed racing and timed games for riders on horses; Reining – Type of western horse riding competition; Trail (horse show) – horse show; Western dressage – Dressage riding in western tack
Silky Sullivan's daughter, Silky Starlet, foaled Tromeros by Camden Town (who sired Pickmere Pure Gold, dam of Pickmere Mistral). There is considerable Silky Sullivan blood in the American Quarter Horse. Owners of good Quarter Horses brought him some of their best mares to breed for speed.
The Beyer Speed Figure is a system for rating the performance of Thoroughbred racehorses in North America designed in the early 1970s by Andrew Beyer, the syndicated horse racing columnist for The Washington Post.
The Single-footing Horse is a medium-sized breed of light riding horse. It is primarily known for its intermediate four-beat gait, which may range from 7 to 9 miles per hour on a trail ride to over 15 miles per hour at a road speed. [2] High speeds in excess of 20 mph have been recorded. [3]
Unlike show hunter classes, which reward calmness and style, jumper classes require boldness, scope, power, accuracy, and control; speed also is a factor, especially in jump-off courses and speed classes (when time counts even in the first round). The first round of the class consists of the rider and horse having to go around the course ...