Editing Equestrianism (section)

==International and Olympic disciplines==
{{Main|Equestrian events at the Summer Olympics|International Federation for Equestrian Sports}}
Equestrian events were first included in the modern [[Olympic Games]] in 1900. By 1912, all three Olympic disciplines were part of the games. Three forms of competition are recognized worldwide and are a part of the [[Equestrian at the Summer Olympics|equestrian events]] at the Olympics. They are governed by the rules of the [[International Federation for Equestrian Sports]] (FEI):
* [[Dressage]] ("training" in [[French language|French]]) involves the progressive training of the horse to a high level of [[impulsion]], [[collection (horse)|collection]] and obedience.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dressage-academy.com/training/dressage/|title=What is Dressage? – Dressage Academy Training|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-24|archive-date=2021-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308141052/https://www.dressage-academy.com/training/dressage/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Competitive dressage has the goal of showing the horse carrying out, on request, the natural movements that it performs without thinking while running loose.
* [[Show jumping]] comprises a timed event judged on the ability of the horse and rider to jump over a series of obstacles, in a given order and with the fewest refusals or knockdowns of portions of the obstacles.
* [[Eventing]], also called ''combined training'', ''horse trials'', the ''three-day event'', ''the Military'' or ''the complete test'', puts together the obedience of dressage with the athletic ability of show jumping, the fitness demands the [[cross-country equestrianism|cross-country jumping]] phase. In the last-named, the horses jump over fixed obstacles, such as logs, stone walls, [[bank (obstacle)|banks]], [[ditch (obstacle)|ditches]] and [[water (obstacle)|water]], trying to finish the course under the "optimum time". There was formerly a 'Steeple Chase' phase, which has been excluded from most major competitions to bring them in line with the Olympic standard.

The additional internationally sanctioned but non-Olympic disciplines governed by the [[International Federation for Equestrian Sports|FEI]] are: [[combined driving]]; [[endurance riding|endurance]]; [[reining]]; and [[equestrian vaulting|vaulting]]. These disciplines are part of the [[FEI World Equestrian Games]] every four years and may hold their own individual World Championships in other years. The FEI also recognizes [[horseball]] and [[tent pegging]] as its two regional disciplines.

===Para-equestrian disciplines===
[[Para-equestrian]] competition at the international level, including the [[Equestrian at the Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]], are also governed by the FEI and offer the following competition events:
* Para-Equestrian Dressage is conducted under the same rules as conventional Dressage, but with riders divided into different competition grades based on their functional abilities.<ref>[http://www.fei.org/disciplines/dressage/about-para-equestrian-dressage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508135709/http://www.fei.org/disciplines/dressage/about-para-equestrian-dressage|date=May 8, 2013}}</ref>
* Para-Equestrian Driving places competitors in grades based on their skill.<ref>[http://www.fei.org/disciplines/driving/about-para-equestrian-driving] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501195554/http://www.fei.org/disciplines/driving/about-para-equestrian-driving|date=May 1, 2013}}</ref>