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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

Main article: Equestrianism

FEI international disciplines

Main article: International Federation for Equestrian Sports

Regional governance

Olympic disciplines

Main article: Equestrian events at the Summer Olympics

Paralympic disciplines

  • Dressage only at the Paralympics; dressage and combined driving at other FEI events

Dressage

  • Doma menorquina – Traditional style of riding of the island of Menorca
  • Doma vaquera – traditional horse riding discipline of SpainPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback

Racing

Main article: Horse racing
  • Flat racing – Equestrian sportPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
  • Harness racing – A form of horse racing that uses a two-wheeled cart
  • Point-to-point – Form of horse racingPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
  • Steeplechase – Horse race form originally from Ireland, featuring jumps over fence and ditch obstacles
  • Thoroughbred horse racing – Sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horsesPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

Other timed events

  • Gymkhana – Equestrian event consisting of speed racing and timed games for riders on horses
  • Skijoring – Winter sport involving being pulled on skis

English riding

Main article: English riding

Western riding

Main article: Western riding

Stock handling

Rodeo

Main article: Rodeo
  • American rodeo events
  • Australian rodeo – Rodeo style in Australia
  • Charrería – National sport of Mexico
  • Chilean rodeo – type of sportPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
  • Cutiano (Brazilian bronc riding)

Harness

Main article: Driving (horse)
  • Ban'ei racing – sportPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallbackPages displaying short descriptions with no spaces
  • Combined driving – Sport involving horses pulling carriages
  • Draft horse showing – type of horse showPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
  • Fine harness – American competition with high-stepping driving horses
  • Harness racing – A form of horse racing that uses a two-wheeled cart
  • Pleasure driving – A horse show class involving horses pulling carts
  • Roadster – type of horse racingPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
  • Scurry driving — High speed obstacle competition

Team sports

Regional

  • Buzkashi – Afghanistan's national sport played on horseback
  • Corrida de sortija – Equestrian sport derived from jousting
  • 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 horsesPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
  • Tent pegging – Equestrian sport

References

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Working stock sports
Weaponry
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Regional and
breed-specific disciplines
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