eventing
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Eventing is an equestrian sport that tests horse and rider across three disciplines: dressage, cross-country, and show jumping, typically over two or three days of competition.
Sometimes called "horse triathlon," it demands versatility since competitors must excel at the precision of dressage, the endurance and courage of cross-country obstacles, and the technical accuracy of stadium jumping.
She's been training for years to compete in eventing at the national level.
Venue for contests
- railsGuiding metal bars
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- spreadTo distribute widely
- jump-offStarting point or beginning
faults · knockdown · refusal · planks · wall · pole · cups · warm-up
Planned path forward
- fencesBoundary structures around yards
- gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
- terrainLand's physical features
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
obstacles · coffin · corner · brush · ditch · bank · skinny · arrowhead
Evaluative examination
- arenaVenue for contests
- movementsChanges in position
- half-passDiagonal two-track movement
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
extended · trot · canter · walk · pirouette · lateral · shoulder-in · cadence
Protective head covering
- studsStructural wall timbers
- tackSharp-headed fastener
- whipStrikes or aerates
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
stopwatch · fall · elimination · mounted · dismounted · groom · trainer · short-listed
Of pure ancestral line
- warmbloodTemperature-regulating animal
- soundnessReliability of structure
- fitnessGood physical shape
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
stamina · bravery · scope · athleticism · conformation · temperament · galloping · boldness
Bluegrass State
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- AdelaideAustralian state capital
- BlenheimDucal estate, Woodstock
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
arena
Venue for contests
jump-off · faults · knockdown · refusal · planks · wall · pole · cups · warm-up · penalties
course
Planned path forward
steeplechase · obstacles · coffin · corner · brush · ditch · bank · skinny · arrowhead · bounce
test
Evaluative examination
collected · extended · trot · canter · walk · pirouette · lateral · shoulder-in · cadence · balance
helmet
Protective head covering
spurs · stopwatch · fall · elimination · mounted · dismounted · groom · trainer · short-listed · squad
thoroughbred
Of pure ancestral line
conditioning · stamina · bravery · scope · athleticism · conformation · temperament · galloping · boldness · carefulness
Kentucky
Bluegrass State
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- Equestrian Sportsdressage, show jumping, polo, reining, barrel racing
- Equestrianismhorse riding, riding, dressage, saddle, bridle
- horsemanshipriding lesson, riding lessons, riding school, riding schools, riding instructor
- country pursuitsfox hunting, pheasant shooting, deer stalking, fly fishing, beagling
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Horseback competition on level ground
harness racing · trail riding · reining · barrel racing · polo
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