Tack
The front of an English saddle.
What is the Pommel?
A class judged on the rider's ability to make riding look effortless and display the partnership between horse and rider to do as such.
What is Equitation?
The number of faults when your horse knocks a rail down.
The center piece of a double-jointed bit.
What is a Lozenge?
Regularity and tempo create this key piece to the training scale.
What is Rhythm?
The proper position of the stirrup on ones foot.
What is the ball of the foot?
The three components to a 3-day Event.
What is Dressage, Cross-country, and Show jumping(Stadium)?
An line measured at 86 feet is this number of strides.
What is 6 strides?
Single jointed bits can cause a nut cracker effect, putting more pressure on this body part? Causing the horse to respond in what way?
What is tongue pressure? This causes the horse to lift their head.
This foot strikes the ground first in the left lead canter.
What is the right hind foot?
Any type of noseband.
What is a cavesson?
An oxer with rails that has uneven rails, that can create an optical illusion.
Swedish Oxer
USHJA Stands for:
What is the United States Hunter Jumper Association?
A bit that has leverage, and also moves up into a horses mouth when more pressure is applied.
What is a Gag bit?
This refers to the suppleness over a horses back, allowing them to stretch long and low.
What is longitudinal suppleness?
Name two types of cavessons.
What is a lungeing cavesson, figure-8, micklem, flash, drop, crank
The height you will encounter in an International Hunter Derby.
What is 3'6-4'?
The high option fences will be at least 4' in height.
If your horse knocks 4 poles down on the same jump, they would acquire this many faults.
What is 4 faults?
In dressage, there are two types of bit/bridles that are legal in competition.
What is a snaffle bit or a double bridle?
This refers to the horses' drive from the hind quarters; power not speed.
What is Impulsion?
A lungeing aid used to teach a horse to stretch long and low by applying gentle pressure to the pole and mouth when the head is raised.
What is a Chambon?
FEI stands for
What is International Equestrian Federation or
Fédération Équestre Internationale?
True or false: A figure-8 Cavesson may be used in the Hunter ring.
What is FALSE?
The only two types of bits legal in a hunter competition.
What is a snaffle, or a pelham?
The ability of the horse to bend equally on both sides and conform to the arc of circles and turns.
What is Lateral Suppleness?