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Horse
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The horse is one of the most versatile athletes in the world, accomplished in everything from jumping to roping to reining to endurance racing. And the riders share in the glory, too. Other Horse Experience Subjects The
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Horse
Sports
The horse is versatile and the sports he is involved in seem endless. |
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Driving
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the horse to be specially trained to pull a rig. Horses are usually flashy and animated and the sport is especialy popular with gaited horses. |
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 Tent-Pegging is popular in northern India. Four riders gallop down a track, strike a tent peg and carry it on their lance for 48 feet. The game originated to develope skills in attcking and enemy camp and collapsing the tents by lifting the pegs out of the ground. |
 Saddle-Seat Equitation has its roots on the old Southern Plantations, where gaied horses abounded. |
Polo
is a leading export from Argentina.
The country produces some of the finest polo ponies and polo players.
The Argentinean Polo Pony is a Thoroughbred crossed with the native
Criollo.
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Endurance
Riding attracts many types of horse
breeds, but the Arab seems to dominate the sport. Thier
capacity for long distances is legendary.
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