Equestrian About the Tutorial Equestrian includes three different events namely Endurance, Jumping and Dressage. This sport can be played as solo (individuals) as well as in teams. This tutorial will teach you the basics of playing the sport along with its rules and regulations, equipment, etc. Audience This tutorial is meant for anyone who wants to play equestrian. It is prepared keeping in mind that the reader is unaware about the basics of the sport. It is a basic guide to help a beginner understand the sport of Equestrian. Prerequisites Before proceeding with this tutorial, you are required to have a passion for Equestrian and an eagerness to acquire knowledge on the same. Copyright & Disclaimer Copyright 2016 by Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. All the content and graphics published in this e-book are the property of Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. 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If you discover any errors on our website or in this tutorial, please notify us at [email protected]. 1 Equestrian Table of Contents About the Tutorial .................................................................................................................................... 1 Audience ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Copyright & Disclaimer ............................................................................................................................. 1 Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................... 2 1. EQUESTRIAN – OVERVIEW .................................................................................................... 3 2. EQUESTRIAN – DISCIPLINES.................................................................................................. 5 Endurance ................................................................................................................................................. 5 Jumping .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Dressage ................................................................................................................................................... 6 3. EQUESTRIAN – EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................. 8 4. EQUESTRIAN – TAKING CARE OF THE HORSE ................................................................. 9 5. EQUESTRIAN – RIDING THE HORSE .................................................................................. 10 6. EQUESTRIAN – HOW TO PLAY? .......................................................................................... 12 Before Mounting ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Mounting ................................................................................................................................................ 12 Western Style of Riding ........................................................................................................................... 13 English Style Mounting ........................................................................................................................... 15 Dismounting ........................................................................................................................................... 16 Position of Body Parts while Riding ......................................................................................................... 16 Changing Direction .................................................................................................................................. 17 7. EQUESTRIAN – RULES ............................................................................................................ 19 8. EQUESTRIAN – CHAMPIONS ................................................................................................ 21 2 1. Equestrian – Overview Equestrian Equestrian is a citation to horseback riding. It is derived from Latin words equester and equus which means horse. This sport is played as solo and also in teams. It is a combination of three different events namely Endurance, Jumping, and Dressage. Endurance – The endurance discipline checks the rider’s talent on horseback along with the fitness and potential of the horse. Jumping – The jumping discipline checks the rider’s talent to make their horse jump over barriers on command. Dressage – Dressage is the third discipline which is commonly known as horse ballet. Equestrian checks the rider’s talent to coordinate with the horse to perform a set of moves. In this discipline, the horse’s form and willingness to perform with minimum pushing from its rider is judged. Equestrian is an interesting sport which is completely based on rider’s equation with horse. 3 Equestrian The sport includes three different events whose objective is a bit different from others. In the Endurance event, the main objective is to finish the course with shortest time. The riders who complete the course in minimum time are ranked higher. In the jumping event, the aim is to finish the session with minimal time without knocking over or missing any barrier, deviating from sequence of the session, and exceeding the time limit. In the dressage discipline, the horse’s form and willingness to perform along with the rider’s relaxed and in control behaviour is judged. The riders with the best scores qualify from the team event to the individual event. A Brief History of Equestrian Equestrian was first presented at the Games of the II Olympiad held in Paris in the year 1900. Although, it was not included for the next two editions of the competition but it was again seen in 1912 and has always remained a part of Summer Sports Olympics Up to 1948, only men were allowed to participate in this sport. The year 1952 witnessed active participation of women in this sport in Games of XV Olympiad held in Helsinki. Firstly, they only compete in dressage but slowly as the time passed, they started participating in other events too. Participating Countries The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) administers the FEI World Equestrian Games for international championships in equestrian. The championships take place once after every four years. The place of the championships alters within different countries. In the 2010 Summer Olympic Games, 800 people along with their horses represented 57 countries. Given below is the list of countries where recent five Equestrian championships were held. 2014: Normandy, France 2010: Lexington, US 2006: Aachen, Germany 2002: Jerez de la Frontera, Spain 1998: Rome, Italy, Argentina 4 2. Equestrian – Disciplines Equestrian Equestrian consists of three disciplines: the Endurance, the Jumping, and the Dressage. Each discipline has both individual as well as team events. Endurance In this discipline, the rider’s abilities on the horseback along with fitness, potential, and stamina is tested. For each round, a time limit is set for some distance with weight divisions, so that no rider has any advantage. For the team event, each group includes four riders and ranking is done on the basis of the team which first completes the round. The tracks here are cross-country. It comprises of both natural and some artificial barriers like hills, ditches or edges. The rider who manages to cross all the barriers in the round in minimum time is ranked higher. There are awards for the horse which crosses the finish line in better condition as compared to other horses. Jumping In this discipline, the rider’s skill to coordinate with the horse along with the horse’s skills to jump over the barriers as per the rider’s command is tested. This discipline has over eight to twelve obstacles which include ditches, low walls and parallel bars. 5 Equestrian The duo i.e. rider and the horse who completes the round with fewest penalties and in minimum time are the winners. Penalty Points In case if the rider’s horse is not willing to cross an obstacle and complete the round then time faults (one per second) are awarded as penalty points. Any violation will lead in penalties and deduction of points from the final scores. Here riders have to wisely make a pass as they have to make two passes and the one with highest score will be directly promoted to finals. The rider and the horse with shortest time wins but in case of a tie, the rider has to perform an additional pass to break the tie. The aim here is to finish the round in the shortest time without knocking over or missing any barrier or deviating from the round sequence. Only four riders can play in teams and the one with lowest score