Horseback riding has a long history dating back to 1600 BC when it was first recorded in Egypt and used for war purposes. It later developed into a recreational activity and competitive sport in Europe. People are drawn to horseback riding for reasons such as recreation, love of animals, and competitive sports. There are two main types of competitive horseback riding sports - Olympic and other disciplines. Olympic sports include dressage, cross country, and show jumping which involve training horses to perform movements and jumping obstacles within time limits. Other competitive disciplines include combined driving, endurance riding, horseball, reining, vaulting, and tent pegging.

1. Horse Riding

2. History of Horseback Riding
1) 1600 BC—Earliest record of horseback riding
- Found in Egypt
- Used for war purposes
2) English riding developed in Europe, later brought to US

3. Use of horses for practical working purposes, recreational
activities, artistic or cultural exercises, and competitive sports.
The sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its
movements.
It is the art of keeping a horse between you and the ground

4. What draws people to
horseback riding?
Recreation-Activity done for enjoyment when one is not
working.
Sport/competition-Physical activity that is governed by a set
of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively
Love of animals
Ranch work

5. Horse biology

6. Horse tack

7. Types of sports
There are two types of sports in horseback riding
Olympic :-
•Dressage
•Cross country
•Show jump
Other disciplines:-
•Combined driving
•Endurance riding
•Horseball
•Reining
•Tent Pegging
•Vaulting

8. Olympic sports
Dressage-A French word meaning 'training'. It is the act of training a horse
perform the requested movements in a relaxed, balanced, obedient and
willing manner.
What Is the Goal of Dressage?
The goal of dressage training is to develop a horse's flexibility,
responsiveness to aids and balance. This makes the horse
stronger and more pleasurable to ride. If you compete you will
always be competing against yourself, as well as others taking
the test. The goal in competition is to always improve on your
own score.

9. Dressage

10. Cross country- riding across natural terrain (i.e. trails and fields)
jumping a set course of obstacles within a specified time.

11. Types of Cross Country Obstacles
Horse and rider negotiating the ditch element of a coffin
There are many different types of cross county obstacles, all
designed, in some degree, to imitate or resemble obstacles that a
horse and rider could theoretically encounter in actual cross-
country riding. Some obstacles are single jumps, or "verticals"
made of different types of materials. Some may have multiple
elements taken in a single jump, such as triple bars or oxers,
sometimes called "spread" fences.Water obstacles are also usually
used on most courses, as are Log jumps. Yet others
are Combinations of several elements including logs, banks, water,
and ditches.

12. Length and types of obstacles
The cross-country course is approximately two and three
quarter to four miles (6 km) long, comprising some twenty-four
to thirty-six fixed and solid obstacles. Obstacles usually are built
to look "natural" (out of logs, for instance), however odd
materials and decorations may be added to test the horse's
bravery. Obstacles can include all those that might be found if
riding across the countryside, including water, trees, logs,
ditches, and banks.

13. Show jumping-Show jumping is an equestrian event where each horse-rider
combination must clear a number (on average 15 to 20) of obstacles on a set
course and within a specified time

14. Other sport
Combined driving

15. Horse ball

16. Reining

17. Vaulting

18. Tent pegging

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