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Yes.
yeah there is dumbo!
yes
Gandalf
Nothing, there's a 'horse triathlon' called Eventing though.
Horse Riding in the Olympics is a couple of things. There's Show jumping indviual and team. I think there is Cross Country Ind. and team and there is Dressage Ind. and team. I hope to be there for the 2016 Olympics!
Imperial Cavalier
There's nothing English about it. The riding events in the Olympics are controlled by the International Equestrian Federation or FEI, which operates worldwide.
No, it doesn't. If anything, you are taking weight off the horse when you remove the saddle!
Hi. You can learn to ride a horse by going to horse summer camp or taking riding lessons.
Western horse riding isn't an olympic sport for the same reason that caber tossing isn't. Most Western horse riding occurs in the US and caber toss is a Scottish phenomenon. Both are sports which require strength and skill, but occur mostly regionally. Western riding is in the Olympics-Reining is a part of the Olympics, but it isn't as popular as the English events. It is just as fun though.
not unless you are riding the horse, but i would suggest not to over work the horse, and to clean the horse once you have finished riding and taking off all tack, and to let it have a break.