# List of equestrian sports

Equestrian sports are sports that use horses as a main part of the sport. This usually takes the form of the rider being on the horse's back, or the horses pulling some sort of horse-drawn vehicle.

## General

* 4-H – Network of youth organizations in the United States
* Equitation – Art or practice of horse riding or horsemanship
* Horse show – A judged exhibition of horses
* Icelandic equitation – Form of horse riding traditional to Iceland
* Jineteada gaucha – Traditional sport of Argentina and the Cono Sur
* Mounted orienteering – Sport of orienteering while riding a horse
* Pleasure riding – form of equestrianismPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Pony Club – International youth organization
* Sidesaddle – Form of equestrianism
* Sinjska alka – Equestrian competition in Sinj, Croatia
* Techniques de Randonnée Équestre de Compétition – equestrian sportPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Trail riding – Traveling on trails and forest roads by horse, bicycle, motorcycle, or all-terrain vehicle
* Working equitation – Equestrian discipline

## FEI international disciplines

* Combined driving – Sport involving horses pulling carriages
* Dressage – Equestrian sport and art
* Endurance – Equestrian sport
* Eventing – Equestrian triathlon
* Para-equestrian – Type of disability sport
* Show jumping – Competitive equestrian sport
* Equestrian vaulting – Gymnastics and dance on horseback

### Regional governance

* Horseball – Team sport on horseback
* Tent pegging – Equestrian sport

## Olympic disciplines

* Dressage – Equestrian sport and art
* Eventing – Equestrian triathlon
* Show jumping – Competitive equestrian sport

### Paralympic disciplines

* Dressage only at the Paralympics; dressage and combined driving at other FEI events

### Dressage

* Doma menorquina – Traditional style of riding of the island of Menorca
* Doma vaquera – traditional horse riding discipline of SpainPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback

## Racing

* Flat racing – Equestrian sportPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Harness racing – A form of horse racing that uses a two-wheeled cart
* Point-to-point – Form of horse racingPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Steeplechase – Horse race form originally from Ireland, featuring jumps over fence and ditch obstacles
* Thoroughbred horse racing – Sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horsesPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

### Other timed events

* Gymkhana – Equestrian event consisting of speed racing and timed games for riders on horses
* Skijoring – Winter sport involving being pulled on skis

## English riding

* Classical dressage – Art of riding
* Dressage – Equestrian sport and art
* English pleasure – Style of horse show class
* Eventing – Equestrian triathlon
* Field hunter – type of horsePages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Foxhunting – Traditional equestrian hunting activityPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Hunt seat – Competitive equestrian sport
* Saddle seat – Style of horse riding
* Show hunter – Type of competition horse
* Show hunter (British) – Horse type in UK
* Show jumping – Competitive equestrian sport
* Show hack – Type of competition horse
* Team chasing – British equestrian sportPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback

## Western riding

* Cowboy mounted shooting – Type of competitive equestrian sport
* Cowboy polo – Form of polo played mostly in the western United States
* Horsemanship – Use of horses for sport or workPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* O-Mok-See – Equestrian event consisting of speed racing and timed games for riders on horsesPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Reining – Type of western horse riding competition
* Trail (horse show) – horse showPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Western dressage – Dressage riding in western tack
* Western pleasure – Equestrian sport
* Western riding (horse show)

## Stock handling

* Camargue equitation – Traditional horse riding from Camargue region of France
* Campdrafting – Sport involving a horse and rider working cattle
* Charrería – National sport of Mexico
* Coleo de toros – Venezuelan/Colombian sport similar to rodeo
* Cutting – Western-style equestrian competition
* Ranch sorting – Western-style equestrian sport
* Team penning – Western equestrian sport
* Working cow horse – A Western-style equestrian competition event

## Rodeo

* American rodeo events
** Barrel racing – Competitive equestrian rodeo sport
** Breakaway roping – Rodeo event
** Dally ribbon roping – Team sport in rodeo
** Goat tying – Youth rodeo event
** Pole bending – rodeo event that involves riding a horse around six poles arranged in a linePages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
** Saddle bronc and bareback riding – Rodeo event that involves riding a bucking horsePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
** Steer roping – Rodeo event
** Steer wrestling – Rodeo event
** Team roping – Competitive rodeo team sport
** Tie-down roping – Rodeo eventPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Australian rodeo – Rodeo style in Australia
* Charrería – National sport of Mexico
* Chilean rodeo – type of sportPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback

## Harness

* Ban'ei racing – sportPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallbackPages displaying short descriptions with no spaces
* Combined driving – Sport involving horses pulling carriages
* Draft horse showing – type of horse showPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Fine harness – American competition with high-stepping driving horses
* Harness racing – A form of horse racing that uses a two-wheeled cart
* Pleasure driving – A horse show class involving horses pulling carts
* Roadster – type of horse racingPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Scurry driving — High speed obstacle competition

## Team sports

* Deporte de lazo – Team sport roping calves in Panama
* Equestrian drill team – Horse teams riding choreographed patterns
* Horseball – Team sport on horseback
* Pato – Team sport played on horseback
* Polo – Equestrian team sport
* Polocrosse – Team sport combining polo and lacrosse

## Regional

* Buzkashi – Afghanistan's national sport played on horseback
* Corrida de sortija – Equestrian sport derived from jousting
* Jousting – Martial game between two horsemen wielding lances with blunted tips
* Mounted archery – Using a bow and arrow while riding from horseback
* Mounted games – Equestrian event consisting of speed racing and timed games for riders on horsesPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Tent pegging – Equestrian sport