Horse Riding

Horse RidingBy Amelia Jarvie

What is equestrianism?Equestrianism is a fancy term for horse riding

Equestrians are horse riders

Horse riding is a hard and dangerous sport

The riders and horses must work as a team to complete a certain event.EquipmentThe most important item for horse riding is a horseFor your horse the basic equipment isBridleSaddleSaddle blanketFor the rider the basic equipment isHelmet JodhpursBoots

Types of ridingThere's plenty of events horse riders do:The most common English riding;Show jumpingDressage EventingShowing Mounted games

The most common western riding:Barrel racingBendingReiningCuttingWorking cow horse

Reining

Eventing How to mount a horseBefore you think about mounting a horse, you must be on the left hand side.Step 1: with your left hand grab both of the reins and some mane.Step 2: with your right hand grab the stirrup and place your left foot in it.Step 3: with your right hand now place it on the pommel (the front of the saddle)Step 4: push off the ground with your right leg and swing it over the horses rump and softly land in the saddle, place your foot in the other stirrup.Make sure you DONT put your right hand on the cantle (back of the saddle) while mounting

OlympiansSome of the Olympian and paralympian equestrians are:

Reed Kessler ~ for America

Bettina Eistel (Paralympics- no arms) for Germany

Edwina Alexander Topps~ Australia

Grace Bowen~ Australia (Paralympics)

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