Equestrian sports are

sports Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, ...

that use

horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million yea ...

s 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

* 4-H * Equitation * Horse show *

Icelandic equitation Icelandic equitation is the traditional style of riding of Iceland. It is closely associated with the Icelandic horse. The basis of Icelandic equitation lies in the long traditions of riding horse transport. On an island with little wood, making ...

* Jineteada gaucha * Mounted orienteering * Pleasure riding * Pony Club * Sidesaddle *

Sinjska alka The Sinjska alka () is an equestrian competition held in the Croatian town of Sinj every first Sunday in August since 1715. It commemorates a Croatian– Venetian victory in the Ottoman–Venetian war on August 14, 1715 in which the local Christ ...

Techniques de Randonnée Équestre de Compétition TREC, short for the French Techniques de Randonnée Équestre de Compétition is an equestrian discipline designed to test horse and rider. With origins in France, the sport has spread through Europe, and was introduced to the UK by the Britis ...

* Trail riding *

Working equitation Working equitation is an equestrian discipline. The world regulatory body is the World Association for Working Equitation. The Working Equitation discipline is intended to promote competition between traditional styles of riding used during f ...

* Barrel Racing

FEI International Disciplines

* Combined driving * Dressage * Dzhigitovka * Endurance * Eventing * Para-equestrian * Reining * Show jumping

Regional governance

* Horseball * Tent pegging

Olympic disciplines

*Dressage *Eventing *Show jumping * Equestrian vaulting

Paralympic disciplines

*Dressage only at the

Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...

; dressage and combined driving at other FEI events

Dressage

* Doma menorquina * Doma vaquera

Racing

* Flat racing * Harness racing * Point-to-point *

Steeplechase Steeplechase may refer to: * Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles * Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...

* Thoroughbred horse racing

Other timed events

Gymkhana Gymkhana () ( ur, جِمخانہ, sd, جمخانه, hi, जिमख़ाना, as, জিমখানা, bn, জিমখানা) is a British Raj term which originally referred to a place of assembly. The meaning then altered to den ...

Skijoring Skijoring (pronounced ) (Skijouring in British English) is a winter sport in which a person on skis is pulled by a horse, a dog (or dogs), another animal, or a motor vehicle. The name is derived from the Norwegian word ''skikjøring'', meaning ...

English Riding

Classical dressage Classical dressage evolved from cavalry movements and training for the battlefield, and has since developed into the competitive dressage seen today. Classical riding is the art of riding in harmony with, rather than against, the horse. Correct ...

*Dressage (see FEI, above) * English pleasure *Eventing (see FEI, above) * Field hunter * Foxhunting * Hunt seat *

Saddle seat Saddle seat is a style of horse riding within the category of English riding that is designed to show off the high action of certain horse breeds. The style developed into its modern form in the United States, and is also seen in Canada and Sout ...

* Show hunter * Show hunter (British) * Show jumping * Show hack * Team chasing

Western Riding

* Cowboy mounted shooting * Cowboy polo * Horsemanship * O-Mok-See *Reining (see FEI above) * Trail (horse show) *

Western dressage Western dressage is an equestrian sport that combines the principles of dressage riding and the use of western tack. Riders typically wear western attire, such as button-up shirts, cowboy boots and jeans. All horse breeds are permitted to compete ...

Western pleasure Western pleasure is a western style competition at horse shows that evaluates horses on manners and suitability of the horse for a relaxed and slow but collected gait cadence, along with calm and responsive disposition. The horse is to appear to ...

Western riding (horse show) Western Riding is a competitive event at American horse shows, particularly those for stock horse breeds such as the American Quarter Horse. It is not to be confused with the general term " western riding," referring to the many forms of eques ...

Stock handling

* Camargue equitation *

Campdrafting Campdrafting is a unique Australian sport involving a horse and rider working cattle. The riding style is Australian stock, somewhat akin to American Western riding and the event is similar to the American stock horse events such as cutting, ...

* Charreria * Coleo de toros *

Cutting (sport) Cutting is a western-style equestrian competition in which a horse and rider work together before a judge or panel of judges to demonstrate the horse's athleticism and ability to handle cattle. Modern competition utilizes a minute performance ...

* Ranch sorting * Team penning * Working cow horse

Rodeo

Australian rodeo Rodeos have long been a popular competitor and spectator sport in Australia, but were not run on an organised basis until the 1880s. History The term ''buck-jumping'', as a regular activity involving horses, was in use in Australia by 1855. News ...

* Charreada * Chilean rodeo *American rodeo events ** Barrel racing ** Breakaway roping ** Goat tying ** Pole bending ** Saddle bronc and bareback riding ** Steer wrestling ** Team roping ** Tie-down roping ** Steer roping

Harness

* Ban'ei racing *Combined driving (see FEI above) * Draft horse showing * Fine harness * Pleasure driving * Roadster *

Scurry driving Scurry Racing, Monmouth Show.A pair of ponies being driven in the scurry competition at the 2012 Scurry driving is a fast-paced equestrian sport in which a pair of ponies pull a carriage around a course of cones in an attempt to get the fastest ...

Team sports

Deporte de lazo The Deporte de Lazo or Competencia de Lazo is an equestrian sport of Panama, where it is among the most popular sporting events and is unofficially considered the national sport. Teams of twelve riders compete to lasso A lasso ( or ), also ...

Equestrian drill team An equestrian drill team is a group of horses and riders performing choreographed maneuvers to music. Teams typically perform at rodeos, horse fairs, parades, benefits, and drill team competitions. Drill teams are intended to entertain, show spo ...

*Horseball (see FEI above) *

Pato ', also called ' (, 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. ' is Spanish for "duck", as early games used a live duck inside a ...

* Polo * Polocrosse

Regional

* Buzkashi *

Corrida de sortija The corrida de sortija is a traditional gaucho sport of the Rio de la Plata area of South America that is similar to ring jousting. In Spain, it forms part of the annual in Ciutadella de Menorca in the Balearic Islands, where it is known ...

* Jousting * Mounted archery * Mounted Games *Tent-pegging (see FEI above)

References

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