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Equestrian (terms & gear): The bridle with a bit is the bridle (snaffle). The foot supports are the stirrups. The trot on the spot is the piaffe. A falling rail is a knockdown. The cross-country part is the cross-country. Changing the leg is the flying change. The head protection is the riding helmet. Besides classical 'English' riding there is Western riding, with its own saddle and moves like 'reining'. Good to know: Through the bridle the rider gives fine signals to the horse's mouth. Stirrups give support: but you ride mainly from balance. Piaffe and passage are among the hardest dressage movements. A knockdown usually costs four penalty points. Cross-country tackles solid natural obstacles like ditches and banks. In a flying change the horse swaps its leading leg mid-stride. The riding helmet is now compulsory in almost all disciplines. Western riding comes from the work of US cowboys, with its own saddle, loose reins and disciplines like reining. The snaffle passes fine signals through the reins to the horse's mouth: the key means of communication between rider and horse.
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Bridle
The snaffle passes fine signals through the reins to the horse's mouth: the key means of communication between rider and horse.
💡 Did you know? Through the bridle the rider gives fine signals to the horse's mouth.
Stirrups
Stirrups give support but must be lightly weighted: in a fall the foot has to slip out easily.
💡 Did you know? Stirrups give support: but you ride mainly from balance.
Piaffe
The piaffe is a trot-like trot on the spot: one of the hardest movements in advanced dressage.
💡 Did you know? Piaffe and passage are among the hardest dressage movements.
Knockdown
Each knockdown on the course costs four faults: even a brushed pole can decide victory or defeat.
💡 Did you know? A knockdown usually costs four penalty points.
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