The basics of horseriding

Horseriding is one of the rare sport which is practised by two by forming one entity. It is the union of  a human (a rider) and an animal (his horse) which move together in total harmony to the liking of the horse members' flapping.

The main attribute of the horse and the horserider:

• Horse equipment:

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- the saddle : it is the seat on which the rider sits during the ride.
- the stirrups : there are the orifices in which riders put their feet in it to be balanced on the horse.

- the bridle : it is the harness which allows to the rider to drive his horse

- the saddle carpet : it is a piece of fabric which is put under the saddle during the ride in order to avoid the friction of the saddle on the back of the horse.

• Rider Equipment:

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- the riding hat : it is a head protection which allows to protect the rider in case of fall

- the riding breeches: it is the trousers which allows to people to ride in an optimal comfort.

- the boots : it is one of the master piece of the rider because without them riding can be complicated. Their soles and heels allows to have a better adhesion to the stirrups and like they are rising they protect the rider's calf from friction.

- the horsewhip: it is a long and fine piece of plastic which allows to correct the horse when he doesn't listen to you and when he becomes dangerous. This element of the horserider is to use very carrefuly. A horse is not a toy.

The equestrian disciplines the most practiced and the most known:

- CSO (Jumping Competition) :

It is a sequence of obstacles, realized in a career which is a close outdoor structure. The couple rider/horse has to cover that obstacles course in a definite order, without touching bars and with the better time possible.

- Dressage : 

The couple rider/horse has to do some compulsory figures which allows to show the taming quality of   his horse.

- Cross-country :

That equestrian discipline consist of passing over massif natural obstacles on natural ground, always in a definite order and in the shortest time possible.

It is the most dangerous equestrian discipline because the obstacles are fixed and robust so if the horse comes badly, it is the horse which will fall with the rider and not the opposite...