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  2. Equestrianism - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Western riding - Wikipedia

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    A cowboy of the old west in classic regalia Modern competitors in western equipment lined up at a horse show class, awaiting results. Western riding is considered a style of horse riding which has evolved from the ranching and welfare traditions which were brought to the Americas by the Spanish Conquistadors, as well as both equipment and riding style which evolved to meet the working needs of ...

  4. List of equestrian sports - Wikipedia

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    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; Mounted orienteering – Sport of orienteering while riding a horse; Pleasure riding – form of ...

  5. Equestrian - Wikipedia

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    Equestrian statue, a statue of a leader on horseback Equestrian nomads , one of various nomadic or semi-nomadic ethnic groups whose culture places special emphasis on horse breeding and riding Equestrian at the Summer Olympics , a division of Olympic Games competition

  6. Riding horse - Wikipedia

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    A riding horse or a saddle horse is a horse used by mounted horse riders for recreation or transportation. It is unclear exactly when horses were first ridden because early domestication did not create noticeable physical changes in the horse. However, there is strong circumstantial evidence that horse were ridden by people of the Botai culture ...

  7. Horse training - Wikipedia

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    A horse being trained on the longe line. Horse training refers to a variety of practices that teach horses to perform certain behaviors when commanded to do so by humans. . Horses are trained to be manageable by humans for everyday care as well as for equestrian activities, ranging anywhere from equine sports such as horse racing, dressage, or jumping, to therapeutic horseback riding for ...

  8. English riding - Wikipedia

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    English riding is a form of horse riding seen throughout the world. There are many variations, but all feature a flat English saddle without the deep seat, high cantle or saddle horn that are part of a Western saddle nor the knee pads seen on an Australian Stock Saddle .

  9. Melanie Smith (equestrian) - Wikipedia

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    While riding Radnor II, Smith was named to the second reserve position for the 1976 U.S. Olympic Team. Val de Loir won the AGA horse of the year the same year that Smith won the Lady's and Overall Awards, 1978. [7] Smith was riding Val de Loir when she was on the gold medal team in the Pan American games in 1979.