Equestrian sports

equestrian sport in which several horses simultaneously race against each other

thumb|A young rider at a horse show in [[Australia]] thumb|right|Lusitano riders of the [[Portuguese School of Equestrian Art, one of the "Big Four" most prestigious riding academies in the world, alongside the Cadre Noir, the Spanish Riding School, and the Royal Andalusian School.]] thumb|Equestrian tour on traditional local breed, Icelandic horses in [[Skaftafell mountains of Iceland]] Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. Th

Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was originally based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and, later, cowboys in what today is the western United States, western Canada, and northern Mexico. Today, it is a sporting event that involves horses and other livestock, designed to test the skill and speed of the cowboys and cowgirls. Professional rodeos generally comprise the following events: tie-down roping, team roping, steer wrestling, sadd

part of the field of sport that encompasses all sports that are practiced with the horse as a partner

gymnastics and dance on horseback

archery from horseback

Jousting is a medieval and renaissance martial game or hastilude between two combatants either on horse or on foot. The joust became an iconic characteristic of the knight in Romantic medievalism.

thumb|Yabusame archer on horseback thumb|Yabusame archery|archer takes aim on the second target.

Turkic traditional sport

thumb|right|A Lusitano rider of the [[Portuguese School of Equestrian Art, one of the "Big Four" most prestigious riding academies in the world, alongside the Cadre Noir, the Spanish Riding School, and the Royal Andalusian School.]] Equitation is the art or practice of horse riding or horsemanship.

traditional exhibition of horsemanship in the Maghreb performed during cultural festivals

path, trail or a thoroughfare that is used by horse riders

blood sport involving riding on horseback to pull the head off of a goose tied to a rope or pole

skill set; act of performing stunts while riding a horse

galician cultural festival

Baige () is one of the most ancient and popular types of horse races with many Turkic people. Baige is a rugged terrain riding for long distance (5–15 km in the past more than 50 km) in which a tactical skill of the rider plays the most important role. Its appearance is connected with the nomadic way of life, the necessity of horses’ training for long moves. Nowadays it is held at stadiums.

equestrian discipline

form of hunting with hounds

200px|thumb|A Japanese warrior fighting from horseback is a Japanese form of military equestrianism.

thumb|350px|The game of dakyu in the 19th century in Japan is an equestrian sport in East Asia with some similarities to polo.

judged exhibition of horses and ponies

Equitana is a trade fair organization for equestrian sports. This bi-annual trade fair first opened in 1972 in Essen, Germany, and holds events in Germany, the United States, and Australia.

female equestrian event in charrería