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Equestrianism

Horce Racing

Flat race

Flat races are purely based on rapidness without obstacles. Races are mostly held on special race courses.

A distinction is drawn between:

gallop races - the fastest kind of race
trotting
flying pace races where the horse does not set its feet on the ground diagonally but parallel like for example left foreleg and left hind leg

Obstacle races

Contrast to flat races, in obstacle races horses and riders need to cover a certain racing distance overcoming different kinds of obstacles. This is a very challenging discipline and horses and riders need to cooperate as good as possible to avoid injuries to both.

Steeplechase
Cross Country
Hurdle races

At Steeplechase a distance of 3000 up to 7200 m is covered while breaking through hard obstacles.

Cross Country is one of four branches in eventing. Horse and rider have to cover a partially artificial distance in a certain time and near-natural obstacles make the task more demanding.

Hurdle races are not unlike the steeplechase with the main difference being the flexibility of the obstacles.

Olympic divisions

Show jumping

The origin lies in steeplechase, where obstacles must be jumped over. The difficulty in show jumping is that the horse has to be brought in an ideal jumping position to achieve an optimal result.

Eventing

In Eventing jockey and horse have to demonstrate their ability in the following four disciplines

Dressage

Racecourse

Country

Jumping which is quite similar to decathlon.

Dressage

Actually it is a learning of the sections. A horse has to learn to react on the help of the horseman like a push with the thigh, shifting of the weight and the use of reins and also to carry the weight of the horseman.

FEI divisions

Distance

This discipline is the most pleasant one for the horses since it is all about covering a long distance with a physically healthy horse in a minimum speed in one day.

Vaulting

Vaulting is not riding in the proper sense. It means becoming acquainted with the horse. At vaulting, gymnastic exercises are carried out on the running horse.

Driving

Basically means driving with a carriage or wagon as a sporting discipline.

Reining

Gallop with inserted changes of pace, Spins, Back up and Sliding Stops. According to the rules the manoeuvres have to be done by heart, if possible holding the reins loosely.

Western Riding

Probably the most difficult discipline of all. Precisely accurate, floating, exactly carried out changes of gallop are demanded and this in a natural and unaffected manner despite the difficulties of the course.

Pleasure

On the command of the judge the horse is tested in all gaits, the help of the horseman should be as fine as possible.

Trail

Horses have to manage all possible situations which can come up to rider and horse in the cleared area.

Horsemanship

In this competition only the performance of the equestrian is judged.

Cutting

The horseman’s task is to separate an ox from its herd and to hinder it from running back. This is the job of the horse, though.

Hunting

Unlike foxhunting, a pure equestrian sport. Instead of hunting game, the pack of hounds follows an artificially created scent.

Orientation

Orientation is wandering on a horse carried out as a competition and subdivides in three categories:

Orientation ride
“Rittigkeitstest”
Endurance competition

Horse games

Horseball

Horseball can be described as mounted handball and basketball. The goal is to send a football-sized ball through a ring with a radius of 1 m, which is hung up in four meters of height.

Mounted Games

Per game only four of five horsemen are deployed who rotate with their team mates at the changing line like in the relay. The equestrians have to attend a number of games and always the worst player is suspended to raise the chance of victory.