Equitation
In riding competitions, this indicates that riders are being judged on their ability to control the horse while maintaining the correct riding position. Riders have the added challenge of riding an unfamiliar horse which they draw in a lottery system just prior to their class.

Equitation Over Fences
An individual performance where each rider shows a horse over 8-10 jumps of varying heights. Riders are judged on their ability to position the horse correctly at the jumps and avoid interferring with the horse’s balance, while maintaining the correct riding position and producing a smooth, polished performance.

Hunt Seat
The category in which English riders compete either over a series of jumps or in a general equitation class.

Reining
In these classes, the most advanced Western riders perform an individual , preassigned pattern from memory, demonstrating a variety of stops, turns and figures at various speeds. The emphasis is on precision and technical application of the rider’s ability to handle unfamiliar horses.

Stock Seat
The Western Horsemanship classes.

Tack
The equipment worn by the horse.

Walk, Jog, Lope
In Western, these are the gaits that the horse travles in.

Walk, Trot, Canter
In English, these are the gaits that the horse travels in.