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Equestrian sports are sports that use horses as a main part of the sport. This usually takes the form of the rider being on the horse's back, or the horses pulling some sort of horse-drawn vehicle . General
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 ...
The most popular horse breeds seen at the Olympics and other international FEI competitions are warmblood horses bred for dressage. In classical dressage training and performances that involve the "airs above the ground" ( described below ), the "baroque" breeds of horses are popular and purposely bred for these specialties.
Equestrian sports are among those contested at the Summer Olympic Games. Equine events began at the Olympics in 1900, when competitions in polo (considered by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to be a separate sport from the other equestrian events), vaulting , four-in-hand driving , mail coach driving, mixed hacks and hunters and three ...
Pages in category "Equestrian sports disciplines" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Together with the equestrian component of Modern Pentathlon, it is the only Olympic event that involves animals. [4] The horses are considered to be athletes as much as the riders. [5] The international governing body for equestrian sports is the Fédération Équestre Internationale. The first Olympics held under its authority were in 1924. [6]
Equestrian sports in insular areas of the United States (1 C) P. Polo in the United States (5 C, 6 P) R. Horse racing in the United States (20 C, 73 P)
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