15 questions about Équitation

1. What is the proper term for horseback riding in French?

Équitation

- Wikipedia

2. What piece of equipment is used to steer a horse while riding?

Reins

- American Quarter Horse Association

3. What is the name of the gait where a horse moves with two feet on the ground at the same time?

Trot

- British Horse Society

4. In jumping, what is the term for knocking down a fence during a course?

Knockdown

- United States Equestrian Federation

5. What type of riding emphasizes smoothness, balance, and lightness in the rider's aids?

Dressage

- Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI)

6. What is the correct term for riding without a saddle?

Bareback

- The United States Pony Clubs, Inc.

7. Which equestrian sport involves performing a series of complex movements in a prescribed order?

Dressage

- United States Dressage Federation

8. What is the name of the piece of equipment that goes in a horse's mouth and is used to control the horse?

Bit

- Horse & Hound

9. What is the term for the process of training a young horse to accept a saddle and rider?

Breaking

- Horse Illustrated

10. In a horse show, what type of class judges the horse's movement and performance under saddle?

English Pleasure

- American Morgan Horse Association

11. What is the term for the part of a horse arena where riders perform their tests in dressage competitions?

Arena

- International Dressage Officials Club

12. What is the name of the equestrian discipline that involves riding over obstacles at speed?

Show Jumping

- Jumping International de la Baule

13. What type of riding emphasizes harmony between horse and rider in navigating obstacles such as logs, ditches, and water?

Cross-Country

- British Eventing

14. What is the term for a horse's natural tendency to move forward at different speeds?

Pace

- United States Hunter Jumper Association

15. What is the term for the act of a horse quickly turning its body around one of its hind legs?

Spin

- National Reining Horse Association

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