Horse-related Sports

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Here is a list of sports in which competitors ride on the back of a horse, are pulled along by a horse, or are involved in some way with horses.

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Arena Polo is a scaled-down version of polo played on horseback on a considerably smaller field surrounded by walls on all sides.
Beach Polo is similar to polo but is played on a sand field with sideboards so the ball is always in play.
Buzkashi is a Central Asian sport similar to polo in which horseback riders try to drag a goat carcass toward the goal. There is a version called kokpar that is very similar.
Cowboy Polo is similar to conventional Polo, except that riders compete in western saddles in a smaller area with an inflatable rubber medicine ball.
Horseball is a horseback activity that is similar to polo, rugby, and basketball in that a ball is carried and shot through a high net to score.
Horse Soccer is a team sport in which an inflated ball is propelled through a goal while riding a horse.
Jereed is a historic Turkish team horse sport in which players throw rough wooden javelins at rival team members.
Pato is a horseback version of polo and basketball. It is Argentina's national sport.
Polo (Horse Polo) – a horseback team activity in which the goal is to strike a ball into a goal with a long-handled mallet.
Polocrosse is an equestrian sport that combines lacrosse and polo.
Snow Polo is a horseback version of Polo played on compacted snow on flat terrain or a frozen lake.

Dressage is a discipline of horseback riding in which riders and horses perform a set of prearranged exercises from memory.
Eventing is a sport in which riders participate in three different sorts of races: dressage, cross-country, and show jumping.
Show jumping is an event in which riders on horses attempt to jump cleanly through a series of obstacles in a given amount of time.
Cross-Country Equestrian – horse riders must leap over 30 to 40 obstacles in a set amount of time, receiving penalties if they exceed the time limit or if their horse refuses to clear an obstacle.
Endurance Riding is an equestrian discipline in which riders and horses race over extremely long distances.
Equestrian Vaulting is a horseback gymnastics and dancing discipline.
Equestrian riders steer their horses through a precise pattern of spins, loops, and stops known as reining.
Western Pleasure is a type of horse show competition in which horses are judged on their demeanor and poise.
TREC is a French equestrian sport in which the goal is to put both the horse and the rider to the test in three separate events.
Gymkhana is a multi-game equestrian event that showcases the abilities of horses and riders.

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Horse Racing (General) – equestrian sport in which jockeys ride horses or are pushed by horses.
Thoroughbred Racing - a horse racing sport in which thoroughbred horses compete.
Steeplechase — a horse racing sport in which contestants on horseback race over a long course with a variety of obstacles.

Carriage Driving is a sport in which horses or ponies are harnessed to a wagon, carriage, cart, or sleigh.
Harness racing is a type of horse racing in which horses trot or pace while pulling a driver in a sulky.
Combined Driving – a driver on a horse-drawn carriage competes in three events: dressage, marathon, and cones.
Pleasure Driving is a horse and carriage activity in which horses are rated on their manners, performance, quality, and conformation.
Chuckwagon Racing – a chuckwagon is pulled around a track by four thoroughbred horses.
Ponies move a carriage with two riders around a track in Scurry Driving.
Skijoring — being dragged on skis by a dog, a horse, or a motorized vehicle.
Horse pulling is harnessing one or two horses to a weighted sled and pulling it as far as possible.
Chariot Racing — horses pull a chariot driver (extinct sport).

Rodeo event in which participants and horses perform a clover-leaf pattern around barrels.
Chilean rodeo -- two horseback riders attempt to halt a calf.
Cutting is an American western-style equestrian activity in which a rider on horseback attempts to separate a few cows from their herd and keep them from returning.
Campdrafting is an Australian sport in which a horseback rider attempts to separate a herd of cattle and force it into a pen.
Roping is a rodeo event in which calves or cows are trapped by throwing a rope with a loop around them as rapidly as possible.
Tent Pegging entails a horse rider piercing, picking up, and carrying a target with a lance or a sword while they rush toward the target.
Team Penning — Each three-rider equine team's goal is to isolate three specific cattle from a herd.
Toros Coleados entails chasing a bull on horseback (also known as Bull-Tailing).

Cowboy Mounted Shooting entails shooting at targets while mounted on a horse.
Horseback Archery is the practice of shooting arrows at targets while riding a horse.
Equestrian Fencing – horseback sword fighting (extinct)
Orienteering on horseback – contestants traverse from start to finish through control points.
Jousting is a medieval sport in which participants on horseback with long lances strive to knock one other down.
Quintain - an ancient sport in which participants on horseback with long lances attempt to hit a stationary object hanging from a pole.
Horseback Boxing is a sport in which competitors fight while riding on the back of a horse. (a unique historical sport)