Types of Riding

There are many disciplines in the horse world, as well as many types of riding within those disciplines. A few examples of disciplines are: western riding, english riding, vaulting, and saddleseat. Some examples of types of riding are: western pleasure, show jumping, dressage, and reining. 

Reining - reining is a type of western riding in which the rider has the horse perform patterns of spinning, stopping, and circling. The whole performance is at a steady canter. 

An example of reining.

Show jumping - show jumping is a type of english riding (competition) in which the rider guides the horse over various jumps that are set up in a certain way. 

An example of show jumping.

Dressage - dressage is an equestrian sport or an "art" in which the horse is trained and ridden and develops balance, flexibility and obedience. 

An example of dressage.

Almost every equestrian discipline has competitions involved, unless it is for pleasure or the type of riding is for other peoples enjoyment, such as trail riding. 

I hope you enjoyed reading this weeks blog post :)