Horseback RidingHorseback Riding

A hobby of Kelly BinningA hobby of Kelly Binning

Table of ContentsTable of ContentsHistory of horseback ridingRiding StylesEnglish DisciplinesWestern DisciplinesEnglish EquipmentWestern EquipmentFamous PeoplePlacesSummary

History of Horseback Riding

History of Horseback Riding

1600 BC—Earliest record of horseback riding Found in an Egyptian tomb Used for chariots and war purposes

4000 BC—Brahmins of India claimed to have first ridden a horse

5th to 15th centuries (Medieval Times)—Horses categorized by use, not breed

Mid 1600s—Western riding developed Northern Mexico and southwestern US Work purposes and rope cattle

English riding developed in Europe, later brought to US

StylesStyles

English Western

English DisciplinesEnglish DisciplinesJumping DressageEnglish PleasureHuntingMounted GamesPoloHunter Pace

Western DisciplinesWestern Disciplines

Team PenningReiningCuttingSpeed GamesWestern Pleasure Trail RidingWestern EquitationRoping

English EquipmentEnglish Equipment

English/Hunt Seat saddle

English bridleHelmetRiding BreechesEnglish riding boots

(at least a 2 in. heel)

Riding Gloves

Western EquipmentWestern EquipmentWestern saddleWestern bridleHelmet/HatRiding bootsWestern Show ShirtWestern Chaps

Famous PeopleFamous People Mary King

Great Britain representative in the Olympics, won numerous medals

Pippa Funnell 2003, she was the first, and still

only, to receive the Rolex Grand Slam of eventing

• (Consecutive wins at Kentucky, Badminton, and Burghley)

Karen and David O’Connor An extremely successful Olympic

couple with many wins at Kentucky, Badminton, and Burghley

Phillip Dutton Former Olympic rider for

Australia, now riding for the US Anky Van Grunsven

Possibly the most talented person to ever participate in Dressage

PlacesPlaces Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Kentucky

Rolex Three-Day Event Burghley Park, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials Badminton Park, Gloucestershire, England

Badminton Horse Trials Adelaide Park Lands, Australia

Australian International Three-Day Event Luhmuhlen, Germany

Luhmuhlen Horse Trials Pau, France

Etoiles de Pau (Stars of Pau) Three-Day Event

SummarySummaryI’ve been riding for 6 yearsI enjoy riding both English and Western

stylesSome don’t give riding enough credit

It’s a very good workout It tones every bit of your leg and abdominal

muscles It takes just as much mental skill as it does

physical skill In order to ride decently, horse and rider must

trust and respect each other