gymkhana
Timed horsemanship contest
A gymkhana is a competitive event featuring timed games and races, typically on horseback or in automobiles.
Equestrian gymkhanas test riding skills through obstacle courses, barrel racing, and similar challenges—often for young riders.
Automotive gymkhanas involve precision driving through cones and tight courses.
The word comes from Hindi, originally referring to a sports ground or athletic club.
Timed cone-course driving
- rallyGathering for a cause
- slalomSki race through gates
- driftingMoving without purpose
- conesTapering geometric solids
circuit · precision driving · time trial · checkpoint · grid · reversing · maneuvering · figure eight
Competitive precision riding
- showjumpingTimed equine obstacle sport
- ponyCompact equine breed
- horsemanshipMounted riding expertise
- canterModerate equine gait
trot · gallop · saddle · bridle · stirrups · manege · equitation · mare
Venue for contests
- fieldArea of specialty
- groundsBasis for justification
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- ringClosed curve shape
course · enclosure · grandstand · spectators · stable · track · fairground · showground
Competitions measured by duration
- heatsIncreases temperature
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- pointsUnits of tally
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
competitors · rounds · finals · prizes · ribbons · rosettes · scoreboard · standings
Members-only gathering place
- British IndiaCrown-ruled subcontinent territory
- social clubGroup for companionship
- officersThose holding authority
- membershipState of belonging
sports club · recreation ground · lawn · verandah · polo · cricket · tennis · billiards
autocross
Timed cone-course driving
cones · circuit · precision driving · time trial · checkpoint · grid · reversing · maneuvering · figure eight · tarmac
dressage
Competitive precision riding
- showjumpingTimed equine obstacle sport
- ponyCompact equine breed
- horsemanshipMounted riding expertise
canter · trot · gallop · saddle · bridle · stirrups · manege · equitation · mare · stallion
arena
Venue for contests
ring · course · enclosure · grandstand · spectators · stable · track · fairground · showground · riding arena
timed events
Competitions measured by duration
- heatsIncreases temperature
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- pointsUnits of tally
judges · competitors · rounds · finals · prizes · ribbons · rosettes · scoreboard · standings · winner
clubhouse
Members-only gathering place
- British IndiaCrown-ruled subcontinent territory
- social clubGroup for companionship
- officersThose holding authority
membership · sports club · recreation ground · lawn · verandah · polo · cricket · tennis · billiards · cantonment
- motorsportsracing, race, race tracks, Daytona 500, racing teams
- horseback ridinghorseback riding, horse riding, horses, horse, pony
- Equestrian Sportsdressage, show jumping, eventing, polo, reining
- Anglo-Indiansahib, memsahib, wallah, pukka, raj
- British IndiaBritish Raj, East India Company, viceroy, Raj, governor-general
- British RajBritish Raj, British India, East India Company, viceroys, governors
gymkhanadressage
Competitive precision riding
haute école · show jumping · equitation · eventing · passage