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Sports & games

Activities practiced for recreational purposes (fun, relaxation, health) and often taking the form of competitions sanctioned by official bodies.

EQUESTRIAN SPORTS

Sports practiced by a rider on a horse; they include competitions of skill, speed and endurance and team games.

show-jumping

Competition during which a horse and its rider clear a series of different obstacles on a set course as quickly as possible.


competition ring [1]	competition ring [2]	obstacles

rider

riding

Sport or recreation that consists of riding a horse; specialized equipment is necessary for steering and controlling the horse.


bridle	curb bit [1]	curb bit [2]

snaffle bit	saddle

dressage

Discipline in which a rider takes a horse through a series of freestyle or school figures, called tests, on a ring especially designed for the purpose.


show ring	rider

horse racing: turf

Speed race on a track where jockeys ride horses, usually at a gallop.


racetrack	jockey

horse racing: harness racing

Speed race on a track for trotters or standardbred pacers harnessed to sulkies.


mobile starting gate	pacer	trotter

polo

Sport with two opposing teams of four riders who play on a level field; they try to score points through the opponents’ goal by hitting a ball along the ground with a mallet.


playing field	rider and horse	handicaps board

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