Leah Broady and her horse were having a wonderful riding lesson, with everything going smoothly. Both were in sync, tackling the course with grace and precision. However, things took a sudden turn ...

The rider’s ability can help, Van Jacobs said. If a rider chooses, say, a bad takeoff point for a jump, so that the horse stutter-steps over it (called chipping), for example, even the most ...

Trainer Ashley Woodhouse said the rider will be doing very little as the horse approaches a jump. "You'll see, there's not a lot of action going on on our part," Woodhouse said.

Equestrianism is a sport involving a rider and a horse. Dressage is one of the many disciplines in the equestrian sport, with some other popular sports including racing and jumping. Dressage is ...