How Do You Choose A Riding Style Or Equestrian Discipline?
• Make sure you have access to a horse or pony or mule. This way you can decide what your horses attributes are and what its downfalls are. If you ride school horses or loan a horse, it is probably already trained for a particular style or discipline, and many riding schools only teach certain disciplines such as Dressage, Show Jumping and Western. In other cases riding schools have many horses that can be ridden in different styles, such as Show Jumping and Western etc. Select an event or style of riding that you like, or you think you might like. It doesn’t hurt to experiment in a discipline, this is what helps you decide if your going to be the next Olympic Show Jumper or you simply prefer a laid back Trail Ride. There are a lot of styles, and below are the general disciplines and styles with brief explanations about them, for information about any of the following or other disciplines or events, you should seek advice from a local riding school in your area as riding disciplines va
