DISCIPLINE EQUITATION TRAVAIL

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About

Working Equitation

Working equitation is a discipline designed to preserve and develop the equestrian skills involved in driving and sorting livestock. It is an equestrian activity practised in a large number of European countries, as well as in Asia and North and South America. This very wide geographical spread should be a major factor in its development.

Working equitation has a number of objectives

- The development of livestock farming
Contribute to the selection and development of the most suitable subjects for professional use in livestock.
- Cultural promotion
To transmit and promote riding techniques as well as horse training in situations of work with livestock.
- Economic valuation
Favoriser les débouchés de la filière cheval en France, en Europe et dans le monde en développant des activités équestres avec pour base des techniques de l’équitation de travail et par la diffusion du cheval dans la société.

The cultural promotion...

...relating to the discipline and to the different countries in which this activity is practised is expressed in :

  • Professional techniques passed on by previous generations
  • Horse breeds specifically bred for work, in different concerned countries
  • The use of characteristic materials and harnesses from each countries
  • Specific outfits from each country

A particular work language.
The desire to preserve professional techniques and cultural practices has led to the creation of sporting events designed to provide both a sporting and cultural showcase for the intrinsic quality of the horses and the skill of the riders.

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Working Equitation

Which are the required skills to practice this discipline ?

For horses

Calm
Balance
Impulsion
Obedience
Reliability
Suitability with livestock

For riders

General handling skills
Motor coordination
Correct aids
Handling specific material
Perception of what's going on
Justesse d’interprétation
Justesse d’interventions

Tests

Dressage
Handling
Separation of livestock

The 3 different tests in a few words

Test of

DRESSAGE

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It is awarded on the basis of the couple's ability to reproduce, in an abstract sequence, movements usually practised when working with cattle. It highlights the couple's ease in the different movements identified.

Test of

HANDLING

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These events include a technical handling event and a timed handling test.

Test of

CATTLE SORTING

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This is a timed test that must highlight professional abilities of competitors in the cattle sorting. The obligations explained above must be respected. Any sporting result that would demonstrate the opposite would be a sign of maladjustment of the rules to the spirit of the discipline.

Technic

Technical datasheets and scoring

Take a look at the figures and print the scoring scheme !

Documents
All official discipline documents

The FITE provides you with files enabling you to consult the applicable Working Equitation rules, the list of judges and much more.

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