horseriding
Mounted trail activity
Horseriding is the activity of sitting on and controlling a horse, whether for recreation, sport, or transportation.
The term is more common in British English, while Americans typically say horseback riding or simply riding.
It encompasses everything from casual trail rides to competitive disciplines like dressage, jumping, and polo.
She took up horseriding as a teenager and never lost her love for it.
Competitive precision riding
- showjumpingTimed equine obstacle sport
- eventingOrganizing or attending happenings
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
- equitationMounted riding skill
manege · passage · half-pass · cross-country · hunter · puissance · prix · combination
Mounted rider's seat
- bridleEquine control harness
- bitSmall amount or portion
- stirrupMounted rider's foot support
- girthMeasurement around something
halter · reins · martingale · breastplate · pommel · cantle · gullet · cinch
Travel on foot
- trotPace between walk, canter
- canterModerate equine gait
- gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
- paceSpeed of movement
lope · rack · ambling · half-halt · transition · rhythm · impulsion · cadence
Professional race rider
- racecourseVenue for competitive running
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- derbyOpen-entry competition
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
furlong · silks · trifecta · bookmaker · grandstand · turf · pacers · trotters
Cowboy skills competition
- lassoLooped rope for catching
- wranglerLivestock handler on ranches
- chapsProtective riding legwear
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
mustang · corral · bronco · buckaroo · cattle · stampede · prairie · bandana
Female adult equine
- stallionIntact male breeding horse
- geldingCastrated male equine
- foalYoung equine, under one
- coltImmature male equine
filly · pony · mount · steed · bay · chestnut · palomino · warmblood
Treatment via horseback riding
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- autismNeurodevelopmental processing difference
confidence · self-esteem · neurological · leader · groundwork · connection · calming
dressage
Competitive precision riding
- showjumpingTimed equine obstacle sport
- eventingOrganizing or attending happenings
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
equitation · manege · passage · half-pass · cross-country · hunter · puissance · prix · combination · gymnastic
saddle
Mounted rider's seat
girth · halter · reins · martingale · breastplate · pommel · cantle · gullet · cinch · hackamore
walk
Travel on foot
pace · lope · rack · ambling · half-halt · transition · rhythm · impulsion · cadence · stride
jockey
Professional race rider
- racecourseVenue for competitive running
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- derbyOpen-entry competition
handicap · furlong · silks · trifecta · bookmaker · grandstand · turf · pacers · trotters · sulky
rodeo
Cowboy skills competition
spurs · mustang · corral · bronco · buckaroo · cattle · stampede · prairie · bandana · duster
mare
Female adult equine
colt · filly · pony · mount · steed · bay · chestnut · palomino · warmblood · draft
hippotherapy
Treatment via horseback riding
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
autism · confidence · self-esteem · neurological · leader · groundwork · connection · calming
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