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  2. List of equestrian sports - Wikipedia

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    Jousting – Martial game between two horsemen wielding lances with blunted tips Mounted archery – Using a bow and arrow while riding from horseback Mounted games – Equestrian event consisting of speed racing and timed games for riders on horses Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

  3. Chovgan - Wikipedia

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    Chovgan, Chowgan or Chogan (Persian: چوگان, romanized: čōwgan), is a team sport with horses that originated in ancient Iran (). [2] [3] It was considered an aristocratic game and held in a separate field, on specially trained horses.

  4. Glossary of equestrian terms - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Polo - Wikipedia

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    Polo is a ball game that is played on horseback as a traditional field sport.It is one of the world's oldest known team sports, [7] having been adopted in the Western world from the game of Chovgan (Persian: چوگان), which originated in ancient Iran, dating back over 2,000 years.

  6. John Peel (huntsman) - Wikipedia

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    Peel's niece Nancy Wilson (who was brought up in the Peel household) was also known to hunt with her Uncle John on horseback, 'mounted on a grey pony and garbed in a green habit', meaning she rode sidesaddle, which was the proper custom for ladies at the time. But Peel did on many occasions follow the old Cumberland custom, known as 'Chasing ...

  7. Misty of Chincoteague (horse) - Wikipedia

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    Phantom Wings had a short career as a stud at Beebe Ranch, but only had one foal: A chestnut colt named Sandpiper (b. 1964), out of a Chincoteague mare named Nora. A Breyer horse model of Phantom Wings was made from 1983 to 1987. [9] The mare's second foal – a solid chestnut filly, with no markings, named Wisp O'Mist – was born on 21 March ...

  8. Jereed - Wikipedia

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    Cirit havası (Jereed game music) - One or all of the melodies played with drum or zurna while the jereed game is being played. At oynatma havası - Name of the rhythms, melodies for the rhythmic horse dance in the province of Tunceli, played before the jereed game. At oyunu - The name of jereed game in the provinces of Tunceli and Muş.

  9. Pato - Wikipedia

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    Pato, also called juego del pato (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxweɣo ðel ˈpato], literally "duck game"), is a game played on horseback that combines elements from polo and basketball. Since 1953 it has been the national sport of Argentina .