Horseriding

Jumping
In a olympics jumping competion obstcals and fences are up to 51/4ft high and 6ft wide. If a competior draws first place with somebody else there will be a jump off with a shorter and faster course. The jumping will test the abilty of the horse and the rider, to see how well they can jump over a series of obstcals inside a riding arena. The number of jumps would be anywhere between 10 to 16,also the course has many trikey turns for that reason the rider has to be careful and pay attention to what they are doing. Colourful objects are challengeing for both mental physical agility of the horse and the rider. The horse and the rider have to work as a team to finish within the set time that is given, penalties are given for knoking down rails or other faults. The scores are based on the number of jumps that are knoked down,fallen,touched and refusals going into jumps.

Dressage
Dressage has changed alot since 1912 olympics. In dressage the horse no longer has to jump, but the test on flat work has become increasingly difficult .Today's horses are specitically bred for dressage they have movement more extravagent compared to horses of the early 20th century. Dressage is training the horse to carry the rider with ease and grace, During the test, you will see the horse being ridden at different speeds and speeds within paces.The horses will be asked to move fluidly and in straight lines and circles, as well as that they will be asked to move smoothly,obeditly sideways.

Three day eventing
Three day eventing is the most grueling olympic equestrion event. Eventing is a test of skill, courage and endurance between the horse and rider. three day Eventing is held over three days consistance three disciplnes crosscountry ,jumping dressage and stadiem jumping. Click here for more information on Three Day Eventing.