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Three-Day Eventing

Show Jumping

Show Jumping

There are many disciplines to horse riding from dressage to long distance but here we look at three-day eventing.

Three- day eventing is stretched over three days. The first is dressage, where the horse and rider perform complex movements like piaffe and passage.
The second is cross-country, where the horse and rider jump obstacles made of hardwood such as benches and solid log jumps into water. Cross-country needs control and coordination between horse and rider and demands skill and good judgement.

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