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Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combination compete against other combinations across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. [1]

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Air bag vest

The air bag vest is a personal safety device worn by some motorcyclists that has found greatest use among equestrian competitors.

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Arabian horse

The Arabian or Arab horse (الحصان العربي, DMG ḥiṣān ʿarabī) is a breed of horse that originated on the Arabian Peninsula.

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ASTM International

ASTM International is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian International Three Day Event

The Australian International Three Day Event is an annual three-day event held in the South Australian capital of Adelaide.

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Étoiles de Pau

The Étoiles de Pau or Stars of Pau Three Day Event is an eventing competition held in Pau, France.

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Badminton Horse Trials

The Badminton Horse Trials is a three-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International (CCI) Four Star **** events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI).

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Breastplate (tack)

A breastplate (used interchangeably with breastcollar, breaststrap and breastgirth) is a piece of riding equipment used on horses.

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Breeches

Breeches are an article of clothing covering the body from the waist down, with separate coverings for each leg, usually stopping just below the knee, though in some cases reaching to the ankles.

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Bridle path (horse)

The bridle path is a shaved or clipped section of the mane, beginning behind the ears of a horse at the poll, delineating the area where the crownpiece of the bridle lies.

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British Eventing

British Eventing (BE) is the Great Britain governing body for the equestrian sport of eventing, which combines a single rider and horse pairing competing in dressage, showjumping and cross country.

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Burghley Horse Trials

The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September.

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Caulkin

A caulkin (or caulk; US spelling "calkin" or "calk") from the Latin calx (the heel) is a blunt projection on a horseshoe that is often forged, welded or brazed onto the shoe.

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Cavalry

Cavalry (from the French cavalerie, cf. cheval 'horse') or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback.

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Christopher Bartle

Christopher Bartle (born 19 February 1952 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire) is a British equestrian who has enjoyed success in both Dressage and Eventing.

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Circulatory system of the horse

The circulatory system of the horse consists of the heart, the blood vessels, and the blood.

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Clydesdale horse

The Clydesdale is a breed of draft horse named for and derived from the farm horses of Clydesdale, a county in Scotland.

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Concours Complet International

The Concours Complet International (CCI) and the Concours International Combiné (CIC) are ratings for the equestrian sport of eventing, given by the international governing body for the sport, the FEI.

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Cross-country equestrianism

Cross country equestrian jumping is an endurance test that forms one of the three phases of the sport of eventing; it may also be a competition in its own right, known as hunter trials or simply "cross-country", although these tend to be lower level, local competitions.

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Derby

Derby is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England.

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Double bridle

A double bridle, also called a full bridle or Weymouth bridle,Gurney, Hilda.

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Draft horse

A draft horse (US), draught horse (UK and Commonwealth) or dray horse (from the Old English dragan meaning "to draw or haul"; compare Dutch dragen and German tragen meaning "to carry" and Danish drage meaning "to draw" or "to fare"), less often called a carthorse, work horse or heavy horse, is a large horse bred to be a working animal doing hard tasks such as plowing and other farm labor.

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Dressage

Dressage (or; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a highly skilled form of riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an "art" sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery.

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Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics

The equestrian program at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, included five medal events.

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Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing

The individual eventing (Military) was an equestrian event held as part of the equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme.

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Equestrian at the Summer Olympics

Equestrianism made its Summer Olympics debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Equestrian Australia

Equestrian Australia (EA) is the national governing body for equestrian sports in Australia.

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Equestrian helmet

An equestrian helmet is a form of protective headgear worn when riding horses.

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Equestrianism

Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, horseman, horse), more often known as riding, horse riding (British English) or horseback riding (American English), refers to the skill of riding, driving, steeplechasing or vaulting with horses.

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Equine Canada

Equestrian Canada (Canada Équestre), formerly known as Equine Canada and commonly known by its acronym, EC, is Canada’s comprehensive national governing body for equestrian sport.

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Equine conformation

Equine conformation evaluates the degree of correctness of a horse's bone structure, musculature, and its body proportions in relation to each other.

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Eventing World Championships

The Eventing World Championships, or the eventing competition in the World Equestrian Games (WEG), began in 1966.

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FEI World Equestrian Games

The FEI World Equestrian Games are the major international championships for equestrianism, and are administered by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI).

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Gag bit

The gag bit is a type of bit for a horse.

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Hackamore

A hackamore is a type of animal headgear which does not have a bit.

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Half-pass

The half-pass is a lateral movement seen in dressage, in which the horse moves forward and sideways at the same time.

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Haunches-in

Haunches-in, also called travers or tête au mur ("head to the wall" in French), is a lateral movement used in the dressage discipline of horse training.

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Horse

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''.

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Horse hoof

A horse hoof is a structure surrounding the distal phalanx of the 3rd digit (digit III of the basic pentadactyl limb of vertebrates, evolved into a single weight-bearing digit in equids) of each of the four limbs of Equus species, which is covered by complex soft tissue and keratinised (cornified) structures.

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Horse jumping obstacles

Various obstacles are found in competitive sports involving horse jumping.

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Horse tack

Tack is a piece of equipment or accessory equipped on horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.

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International Federation for Equestrian Sports

The International Federation for Equestrian Sports (Fédération Équestre Internationale, FEI) is the international governing body of equestrian sports.

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International Organization for Standardization

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations.

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Irish Draught

The Irish Draught horse is the national horse breed of Ireland which developed primarily for farm use.

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Irish Sport Horse

The Irish Sport Horse (ISH) (US: Irish Draught Sport Horse), also known as the Irish Hunter, is the result of a cross between the Irish Draught and another breed, historically a Thoroughbred but today sometimes a European warmblood.

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Kentucky Three-Day Event

The Kentucky Three Day Event, currently the Land Rover Kentucky Three Day Event due to sponsorship, is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Lead (leg)

Lead refers to which set of legs, left or right, leads or advances forward to a greater extent when a quadruped animal is cantering, galloping, or leaping.

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List of horse breeds

This page is a list of horse and pony breeds, and also includes terms for types of horse that are not breeds but are commonly mistaken for breeds.

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Lucinda Green

Lucinda Green MBE (née Prior-Palmer, born 7 November 1953) is a British equestrian and journalist who competed in eventing.

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Luhmühlen Horse Trials

The Luhmühlen Horse Trials are an annual equestrian eventing competition held in Luhmühlen, Salzhausen, Germany.

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Mane (horse)

The mane is the hair that grows from the top of the neck of a horse or other equine, reaching from the poll to the withers, and includes the forelock or foretop.

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Martingale (tack)

A martingale is any of several designs of tack that are used on horses to control head carriage.

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Mary King (equestrian)

Mary Elizabeth King (née Thomson, born 8 June 1961) is a British equestrian who competes in eventing.

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New South Wales

New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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Non-commissioned officer

A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is a military officer who has not earned a commission.

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Noseband

A noseband is the part of a horse's bridle that encircles the nose and jaw of the horse.

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Passage (dressage)

The passage is a movement seen in upper-level dressage, in which the horse performs a highly elevated and extremely powerful trot.

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Piaffe

The piaffe is a dressage movement where the horse is in a highly collected and cadenced trot, in place or nearly in place.

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Polo wraps

Polo wraps are bandage materials, usually made of fleece, for a horse's legs.

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Pony Club

Pony Club is an international youth organization devoted to the educating youths about horses and riding.

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Quarter marks

Quarter marks are a type of ornamentation on a horse seen in certain types of exhibition or competition.

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Refusal (horse)

In horse riding, a refusal is the failure of a horse to jump a fence to which he/she is presented.

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Riding boot

A riding boot is a boot made to be used for horse riding.

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Saddle blanket

The terms saddle blanket, saddle pad (or numnah), and saddle cloth refer to blankets, pads or fabrics inserted under a saddle.

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Safety Equipment Institute

The Safety Equipment Institute (SEI) is a private, non-profit organization established to administer non-governmental, third-party certification programs to test and certify a broad range of safety and protective products.

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Shadbelly

A shadbelly (North American English) is a type of riding coat worn in certain equestrian situations by fox hunting members, dressage riders, eventers (in the dressage phase of the higher levels), and occasionally by other hunt seat riders.

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Sheila Willcox

Sheila Willcox (12 March 1936 – 9 June 2017) was a British-born eventer who won several national and international three-day events, including the Badminton Horse Trials and the European Championships.

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Shetland pony

The Shetland pony is a breed of pony originating in the Shetland Isles.

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Shoulder-in

The shoulder-in is a lateral movement in dressage used to supple and balance the horse and encourage use of its hindquarters.

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Show jumping

Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping", "open jumping", or simply "jumping", is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation.

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Snaffle bit

A snaffle bit is the most common type of bit used while riding horses.

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Spur

A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse to move forward or laterally while riding.

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Steeplechase (horse racing)

A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles.

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Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and the most populous city in the Nordic countries; 952,058 people live in the municipality, approximately 1.5 million in the urban area, and 2.3 million in the metropolitan area.

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Theodore O'Connor

Theodore O'Connor (May 8, 1995 – May 28, 2008), nicknamed "Teddy," was a pony (though of horse phenotype) who competed internationally at the highest level of eventing.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing.

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Top hat

A top hat, beaver hat, high hat, silk hat, cylinder hat, chimney pot hat or stove pipe hat, sometimes also known by the nickname "topper", is a tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed hat, worn by men from the latter part of the 18th to the middle of the 20th century.

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Triathlon

A triathlon is a multiple-stage competition involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance disciplines.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United States Eventing Association

This article is about the U. S. Eventing Association.

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Veterinary physician

A veterinary physician, usually called a vet, which is shortened from veterinarian (American English) or veterinary surgeon (British English), is a professional who practices veterinary medicine by treating diseases, disorders, and injuries in animals.

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Warmblood

Warmbloods are a group of middle-weight horse types and breeds primarily originating in Europe and registered with organizations that are characterized by open studbook policy, studbook selection, and the aim of breeding for equestrian sport.

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1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics (Les Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France.

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4-H

4-H is a global network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development".

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eventing

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