page_title: Animals in sport
section_title: Shows of training or breeding
hierarchical_section_title: Animals in sport / Types of animal sporting events / Shows of training or breeding
context_page_description: Animals in sport are a specific form of working animals. Many animals, at least in more commercial sports, are highly trained. Two of the most common animals in sport are horses and dogs.
context_section_description: Shows are intended to highlight the excellence of training or breeding of the animals involved.  There is a variety of horse riding sports in this category, including show jumping and dressage, both of which are featured at the Olympic Games. At lower levels, horse shows offer a wide variety of competition both riding and driving as well as In-hand classes that evaluate equine conformation.
  Dogs, being easily domesticated, are one of the most popular animals to have in shows. Cattle and sheepdog trials are popular in many countries and are used to show how well a dog can gather livestock. Other dog sports of this category include dog agility events, whereby the dogs must tackle obstacle courses, and obedience trials, where they must execute a predefined set of tasks.
  Crufts, a British conformation show for dogs, has grown since it started in 1886.  While dogs are the most common show animal, cat shows are also common.  Both of these animals have a wide variety of breeds and compete in categories, comparing each individual to the breed "ideal."
  Some unusual animals also take part in shows, such as the competitors in rabbit show jumping and common chaffinches in vinkenzetting.
caption: A Jack Russell Terrier competing in a dog agility event.
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