You probably know that horseback riding is generally split between Western riding and English riding, with the saddle itself being the biggest difference between the two. There are three basic riding styles in the equestrian industry. We refer to them as disciplines. They are: Hunt Seat, Stock Seat (or Western) and Dressage. For most people, these styles are identified by the saddles; Western Saddle (also known as a “Stock Seat” saddle), Hunt Seat Saddlen (also known as a “Forward Seat” saddle), Dressage Saddle. Here we list some of the different riding styles practiced today.

*Dressage
*Eventing
*Show Jumping
*Western Pleasure
*Reining
*Cutting
*Barrel Racing
*Endurance
*Gymkhana
*Saddleseat
*Racing

Equestrianism made its Summer Olympics debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. It disappeared until 1912, but has appeared at every Summer Olympic Games since. The current Olympic equestrian disciplines are Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping.---------There are six Olympic Equestrian events that take place in a number of venues:

*Eventing, Team Competition.
*Eventing, Individual Competition.
*Dressage, Team Competition.
*Dressage, Individual Competition.
*Jumping, Team Competition.
*Jumping, Individual Competition.

ARE EQUESTRIAN SPORTS DANGEROUS? One of the most dangerous of horse sports is jumping, a recent study on Traumatic Brain Injury disclosed that riding a horse is 20 times more dangerous than riding a motorcycle, and that the equestrian sports are the leading cause of Traumatic Brain Injury. Equestrian Eventing: The Olympics' Most Dangerous Sport? ... It is also a sport enjoyed frequently by the wealthy and sometimes even by royalty. But for all its trappings of refinement, eventing is perhaps the most dangerous sport in the Summer Olympics—to both horse and rider.