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Pictogram for Equestrian at the Summer Olympics

Equestrian sports are sports, or more accurately disciplines, 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

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FEI international disciplines

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Regional governance

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Olympic disciplines

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Paralympic disciplines

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

Dressage

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  • Doma menorquina – Traditional style of riding of the island of Menorca
  • Doma vaquera – Traditional horse riding discipline of Spain

Racing

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  • Flat racing – Equestrian sport
  • Harness racing – Form of horse racing that uses a two-wheeled cart
  • Point-to-point – Form of horse racing
  • Steeplechase – Horse race form originally from Ireland, featuring jumps over fence and ditch obstacles
  • Thoroughbred horse racing – Horse racing

Other timed events

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  • Gymkhana – Equestrian event
  • Skijoring – Winter sport involving being pulled on skis

English riding

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Western riding

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Stock handling

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Rodeo

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Harness

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Team sports

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Regional

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  • 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
  • Tent pegging – Equestrian sport

References

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