What is cross coutry on horseback???

Question

Ineed to no for a report in school.PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!(its due tomorrow):(

Answer 1

pony express! goodluck!

Answer 2

Cross country is a race over obstacles ( different types of jumps ). its called croos country only from its obstacles resemblance to real life, open-riding situations. You have to complete the course in the lowest time with the least mistakes. Every mistake results in a penalty. At the end of the game, all the times are added up with the penaltys and whoever has the lowest score wins!! Very exciting game!

Answer 3

cross country takes place in the open. you ride across fields, through woods, over hills and down tracks tackling all kinds of natural fences and obsticles on the way.

the cource can cover several fields so you probably wont be able to see all the jumps. the jumps are built solid so they dont fall if you hit them. they can be built on all kinds of ground including difficult slopes and drops so should be done by experienced horses and riders!!

you could also google it to find out more. good luck!!

Answer 4

i dont exactly know the answer, but i advise you to research on the sport of horses. Actually , i might know.isnt it like normal horseracing like in the melbourn cup??

Answer 5

I think what you are asking about, Maddy, is similar to your question about polo, which I have already answered. What you are describing in your question is a phase, or a piece, of a type of horse sport called 3 Day Eventing or Combined Training.

Eventing is another very old horse sport, much like polo, although it came about in a very different manner than polo did. Basically, it takes its name from the way competitions are run- in three phases, over 3 days. The first day of any 3 Day Event is devoted to a sport called dressage. This sport, which is considered by most historians to be THE world's oldest horse sport, has been compared to ballet, or to figure skating and gymnastics. Basically, what the horse and rider do is a series of movements at different gaits in an arena in front of a panel of judges ( that panel is called the ground jury by the media who cover such events) who score the horse on how well he or she does them, how obedient the horse is, whether or not the horse and rider can communicate effectively as a team, and also on the horse's appearance, fitness, and state of health. The rider is judged on how he or she rides and communicates with the horse, his or her appearance ( sloppiness in appearance and inappropriate attire are NOT tolerated in this kind of competition, and may result in elimination of the rider from it) as well as on his or her ability to remember how to perform the test. Most dressage tests usually last about 4 to 7 minutes, depending on the type and level of competition taking place. Penalties can be imposed on the rider for exceeding the allowed time, as well as for any disobedience or difficulties on the horse's part. These penalties raise the rider's overall score- which is not a desirable outcome.

Day two of a 3 Day Event is called the Speed and Endurance phase, and at the end of this phase is the "cross country" portion to which you referred in your question. In this phase, the horse and rider normally complete a course which can be from 1 to as many as 5 miles in length, and as they do, they jump as many as 40 fences. The fences are of numerous types- ditches, banks, corner fences, stone walls, coop, drop, and table fences, water hazards ( every international level 3-day has a minimum of one of these on its cross country course) and keyhole style fences. The fences on a cross country course are HEAVY, SOLID, and most of them are rather unforgiving, which is one of the reasons why Eventing is perhaps the most dangerous and high risk of all the Olympic horse sports. Many facilities where such competitions are run actually have permanent fences, such as those at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, where the Rolex 3 Day Event is held every spring. I will be honest with you at this point and tell you that eventing is NOT a sport for the faint of heart. Injuries and fatalities are common in this sport- in fact, as I write this, there is a brave American rider in the hospital right now who is fighting for his life following a horrific fall 12 days ago at a competition in Florida. As of a day or so ago, his condition was still listed as "critical and guarded" by the hospital he's in.

The final day of the competition takes place in the show jumping arena, and it is called show or stadium jumping. The purpose of this part of the competition is to demostrate that the horse is still physically sound and able to work, despite having had a severe test of his or her abilities and strength the day before. There is only one round in the show jumping portion, and the object is to get around the course with as few penalties as possible. Whoever has the lowest overall score at the end of all three phases wins the competition- and right now, such wins often carry large sums of money as prizes.

Eventing is international sport, like polo.There are events held around the world, and this is also an Olympic sport and has been since 1912. In addition, it was also a part of the ancient Olympic Games in Greece- it was called the Militare at that time, because the sport evolved originally from the tests which were given to cavalry officers and their horses at or near the end of their training. Those riders and horses who couldn't or didn't pass this type of test , regardless of the reason why, DID NOT go on to lead combat troops. So really, Maddy, the Militare was a type of weeding process meant to determine who was really fit to fight and lead troops. It was never meant to be a totally safe, pleasant sport, like people are desperately trying to make it into today. The sport will never be totally safe- because if that day ever came, the sport itself would disappear. Horse sports are inherently risky and dangerous-and no amount of manipulation by people is going to change that fact. Those people who decide to participate in sports like eventing are normally aware of the risks, but they do it anyway.

Good question !!

Answer 6

Over the river and through the woods.