cross-country riding
Terrain-traversing on horseback
Cross-country riding is an equestrian discipline where horse and rider navigate a course of natural and artificial obstacles over open terrain—ditches, logs, water crossings, banks, and hedges.
It forms one phase of eventing competitions, testing endurance, boldness, and the partnership between horse and rider.
The course is typically several miles long and ridden at speed: Her horse excels at cross-country riding but struggles with dressage.
- eventingOrganizing or attending happenings
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- horsemanshipMounted riding expertise
- fitness trainingExercise for physical improvement
- vaultingLeaping over something
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- horseback ridinghorses, horse, pony, mare, gelding
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