Jakarta-Palembang 2011

Equestrianism means riding or driving horses. In sports there are various disciplines, Dressage, Racing, and Jumping.

These can be both individual and team events. Dressage is where the purpose is to develop the horse and rider, through standardized progressive course demonstrating the horses training.

At the peak of a dressage horse's gymnastic development, it can smoothly respond to a skilled rider's minimal aids by performing the requested movement while remaining relaxed and appearing effortless.

The performance is judged by a panel and given a mark out of ten. The horse and rider with the highest mark wins.

Horse racing is a sport which engages speed; the objective is for the jockey (the horse rider) to ride the as fast as possible around a course which may have obstacles.

The jockey and horse who crosses the finish line first is the winner. Horse Jumping or show jumping is Competitive riding of horses through an obstacle course.

Horses run the course one at a time, and the winner is judged according to jumping ability and speed. The horse is considered as much an athlete as the human rider.

Equestrian sport has been incorporated into the Asian Games since 1982.