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Active Disciplines
Show Jumping
Showjumping tests the ability of horse and rider to jump over a series of obstacles inside a riding arena. Horses and riders jump over a preset course of 10 to 20 jumps that are up to 1.60m high or 2.0m wide. Courses are designed with many tricky turns and colorful obstacles challenging both the mental and physical agility of horse and rider. The horse/rider teams must finish within a set time and penalties are given for knocking down rails and other faults.
Showjumping
Showing
Showing as an equestrian discipline strives to exhibit the most nearly perfect example of a particular type or breed of horse. Competitors must be skilled in the training and presentation of the horse as an athlete. When showing a horse, the rider has to perfect that art of riding the horse to show it off to its best advantage.
Showing
Dressage
Dressage is a French term meaning ‘training’ and its purpose is to develop the horse’s natural athletic ability and willingness to work making him calm, supple and attentive to his rider. In the discipline of Dressage, the horse and rider perform a series of predetermined movements. These are known as ‘movements’ or ‘figures’.
Dressage
Western Mounted Games
Western Mounted Games is the action-packed, precision sport of the equestrian world. A good WMG horse does not only require the speed of a racehorse but the turning ability of a cutting horse and the control and responsiveness of the stock horse. Western Mounted Games in South Africa only includes the American Gymkhana Events:
Mounted Games
Polocrosse
Polocrosse is an exciting team sport played on horseback between teams of 6 players each, with each team divided into two sections of three. Very simply, a “section” is made up of the “Attack” player (or No.1), who’s job it is to score goals, the “Centre” player (No.2), who acts as both an offensive and defensive player, and the “Defence” player (No.3), who’s ultimate duty is to prevent the opposing team’s No.1 from scoring.
Polocrosse
Endurance
Endurance is a long-distance competition against the clock, testing the speed and endurance of a horse and challenging the rider over their effective use of pace, thorough knowledge of their horse’s capabilities and ability to cross all kinds of terrain. Although the rides are timed, the emphasis is on finishing in good condition rather than coming in first.
Endurance
Tentpegging
The sport of Tentpegging, formerly known as Gymkhana, involves swords and lances, with which the rider has to strike an object at a full gallop. The bond of trust between horse and rider has no boundaries. To successfully strike an object that is driven into the ground or hanging from an overhead gallows construction, calls for the rider to focus on the object and to strike it without having to distract his concentration by shifting his attention to his horse.
Tentpegging
Mounted Archery
There are various styles with various variations practiced throughout the world. Particular rules and layout might change slightly between different organized events but mostly principles remain the same.Three principal styles
South Africa has joined the IHAA and uses several international patterns. At present these are:
Mounted Archery
SANESA
SANESA is a vibrant and dynamic organization, acknowledged by the South African Equestrian Federation (SAEF) and SASCOC, and has dedicated itself to promoting all forms of Equestrian sport within South Africa’s schools’ community. The Members of SANESA (Schools) are represented by their Learners. Riders do not need to belong to any other Equestrian Association/Club in order to participate in any SANESA event.
SANESA