ABOUT
This is the only Olympic sport where man and animal are established team-mates, and one of the few where men and women compete on equal terms.
Equestrian is the ultimate in team sport, a horse and rider working together for years to hone feats of grace, daring, agility and speed.
Chariot races and horseback riding appeared in Greece's ancient Games, but most of the equestrian events as we know them began in the Olympic Games of 1912. Equestrian includes three disciplines - dressage, jumping and three-day event - each with individual and team competitions.
COMPETITION
There are three equestrian disciplines contested at the Olympics, with an individual and team event in each, making six events on the Olympic programme. The three disciplines are jumping (or show jumping, or Prix de Nations as a team event), dressage, and Eventing. Jumping consists of negotiating a series of obstacles with the goal being not to disturb the fences. Dressage is a sort of ballet on horseback in which the rider guides the horse to perform certain intricate manoeuvres of stepping. The scoring is done by judges who evaluate how well the horse executes the moves. Eventing combines the above two disciplines, and adds a third competition of riding a cross-country course on horseback. Scoring is by a series of tables evaluating each day's performance.
This is the only Olympic sport where man and animal are established team-mates, and one of the few where men and women compete on equal terms.
Equestrian is the ultimate in team sport, a horse and rider working together for years to hone feats of grace, daring, agility and speed.
Chariot races and horseback riding appeared in Greece's ancient Games, but most of the equestrian events as we know them began in the Olympic Games of 1912. Equestrian includes three disciplines - dressage, jumping and three-day event - each with individual and team competitions.
COMPETITION
There are three equestrian disciplines contested at the Olympics, with an individual and team event in each, making six events on the Olympic programme. The three disciplines are jumping (or show jumping, or Prix de Nations as a team event), dressage, and Eventing. Jumping consists of negotiating a series of obstacles with the goal being not to disturb the fences. Dressage is a sort of ballet on horseback in which the rider guides the horse to perform certain intricate manoeuvres of stepping. The scoring is done by judges who evaluate how well the horse executes the moves. Eventing combines the above two disciplines, and adds a third competition of riding a cross-country course on horseback. Scoring is by a series of tables evaluating each day's performance.
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