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Carriage Driving, Dressage, Eventing, Long-distance Reining , Show Jumping, Racing Barrel Racing

Man and the Horse has been developing a partnership for thousands of years. English Kings from the 12th century onwards imported horses from Italy, Spain and North Africa, and Henry VIII maintained his own racing stable. Henry's Hobbys, as they were called, raced against horses owned by other nobility, leading the word "hobby" to mean a "costly pastime indulged in by the idle rich." .
Dressage competition evolved from 16th Century Italian and French horsemanship academies and the Cavalry endurance rides were the starting point for 3 day events.
The earliest known Jumping Competition was in Ireland at the Dublin Horse Show of 1864. The Societe Hippique Francaise was founded a year later. England held its first event at the Agricultural Hall in London in 1869

International control of the sport was introduced in 1921 with the formation of the FEI (Federation Equestre Internationale) and this is still operating. Most countries control have their own Equestrian Federations. The top Federation sites in English are the American, Australi an, Canadian, British, Irish and New Zealand sites. The Belgian French , German and Italian sites are in their own language. See full list from the FEI

General help on the basics for equestrian sports:
Beginner Basics from Equusite.com or KbrHorse
Tips on Riding and showing ,
Riding for Sport introductions to each discipline
Virtually Horses, it is an excellent all-round source

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The major International Events are the World Cup, , Nations Cup, King George V Gold Cup ( men), Queen Elizabeth II Cup (ladies), World Championships, European Championships.

For news and information on specific types of equestrian activities, select from the navigation bar above. For general coverage of the sport look at the Federation sites for the country concerned, or check the following:

Press coverage of the major international events is archived by the FEI
European emphasis. eQuestrian - provides world coverage with features, news and results
For the North American Continent: Saddletude, the Equestrian Sports network
Canada Equestrian Connection
Equineseek.com
Australian coverage a can be found in Horse Sport or the e-zine Eques
New Zealand Horse Talk or New Zealand Horses online.
Alternatively ( mostly horse racing) check out the equestrian pages on the sports servers Espn Excite or Sportsline
Horse Server the multi media equestrian site on the net
Horses-store - an extensive information source for horse / equestrian management in general and more specifically: dressage, reining, show-jumping, trail riding, endurance, eventing and shows"

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