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Cross Country Riding
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- Two minds and bodies work as one to race against the clock
- All courses begin with a "start box," where the horse and rider wait as the time keeper begins to count-down to their start time.
- The difficulty of the obstacles increases as the pair move through the course.
- 24-36 obstacles
- color of the numbering can indicate which level the fence is.
- Good footing is very important. it helps decrease the wear-and-tear the sport has on their horses and avoid injury that may occur due to deep or slippery ground.
- The pairs must be able to work as one.
- The horse must respond to the rider's, but also think for itself during more challenging courses.
- Steve Crowers is a profession equestrian photographer.
- Steve has pursued understanding and capturing the correctness of form while still portraying the joy that flows from a person when the ride.
- The team is scored against many factors of the ride
- Order of levels: Training, Preliminary, Intermediate, Advanced United States, eventing begins at the Beginner Novice level, followed by Novice.
- Only high-risk Olympic sport that allows men/women to compete equally.
Cross Country Equestrain
Cross Country requires speed, endurance, intelligece, and talent.
- Most obtacles are made to resemble objects that a horse and rider could theoretically encounter in actual cross-country riding.
- In beginner levels all breeds of horses are used
- Mostly thoroughbreds, light warmbloods, and crosses of the two are used.
- It's a dangerous and rigorous sport.
- both horse and rider go through strict conditioning programs.
- This sport requires a lot of dedication, training, and courage of both horse and rider.
- Therefore, upper level horses must be able to achieve a high level of speed and stamina through training.
- The course is approximately two and three quarter to four miles long
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