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Dressage Movements Dictionary Part One FILED UNDER: Riding Disciplines 46 comments leave a comment

I am familiar with all the dressage terms, but sometimes I have trouble remembering what exactly each movement is. So I've compiled a mini dictionary for myself of dressage terms and movements complete with photos.

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Sidesaddle FILED UNDER: Historic Equestrian Photos, Riding Disciplines 48 comments leave a comment

Sidesaddle developed as a way for women to ride their own horses, while maintaining a modest dress (riding astride in a long flowing skirt, probably not the most practical thing in the world) and because, you know, classy, chaste ladies keep their legs together.

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Horsepulling FILED UNDER: Riding Disciplines, Video 25 comments leave a comment

Horsepulling is a competition dating back to the early 1900s. Farmer's held horsepulls to prove whose horses were the strongest. During a compeititon a pair of horses are hitched to a weighted sled and are asked to pull the weight a very short distance. The team that can pull the heaviest load wins.

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Extreme Cowboy Racing FILED UNDER: Riding Disciplines, Video 115 comments leave a comment

I recently learned about a fun equestrian sport I have previously never heard of called Extreme Cowboy Racing. It's essentially an obstacle course on horseback, but much more intense then any trail class. Some of the obstacles included in these extreme races are; archery from horseback, drag a log, rope a cow, jump a small fence, cross a small body of water and many more.

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Puissance Jumping FILED UNDER: Jumping, Riding Disciplines 18 comments leave a comment

It's nuts how high top level riders and horses can jump in a Puissance competition. The world record for Puissance is held by German rider Franke Sloothaak, who in 1991 jumped 7ft 10 inches on his horse Leonardo.

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Video of Dancing Horse, Blue Hors Matine FILED UNDER: Dressage, Riding Disciplines, Video 32 comments leave a comment

If you haven't already seen the video of the dancing Blue Hors Matine you need to. Read on for video of the best Dressage Freestyle you have ever seen.

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Polocrosse Spotlight FILED UNDER: Polocrosse, Riding Disciplines, Video 20 comments leave a comment

What do you get when you cross two of my favorite sports, Horseback Riding and Lacrosse? You get Polocrosse! It's a fast, dangerous, fun equestrian game. Read on to learn the basics of Polocrosse.

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