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Equestrianism relates to the riding of Horse s. This broad description includes both riding horses for practical purposes such as in police work or for controlling herd animals on a Ranch , as well as recreational and sporting aspects such as Horse Riding Sports , Dressage , Show Jumping , Eventing , Vaulting and Polo . Other horse riding sports include Horse-racing , Hunting , Fox Hunting , Rodeo , Barrel Racing , pole bending, flag racing, western and hunter pleasure, western and hunt-seat equitation, trail class, showmanship, horsemanship, reining, roping (heading and heeling), park, english pleasure, country english pleasure, saddleseat equitation, Endurance Racing , Jousting and Cavalry . Often, horses are used for casual or rigorous recreational riding (also called trail riding or hacking). Recreational riders often hunt, pack, and camp using horses, mules, and donkeys. There is public access to horse trails in almost every part of the world; and many parks, ranches, and barns offer guided and independent trail riding. In former times equestrianism was closely associated with the s were equestrians, as were their military successors, the Cavalry . However, the horse and horseback riding have had an important part in all times and places, from the times of the roman empire, to medieval knights, to genghis khan and his armies, to the streets of london, to the the farms and frontiers of the United States, to the luxury barns and fast-paced horse show world of today. HAUTE éCOLE The ''haute école'' ( F. "high school") is a highly refined set of horseback skills. Leading haute école démonstration teams include:
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