Ask The Experts WORKING EQUITATION - CAROLINE CLINKARD says…
Q I have seen video dips on social media recently of working equitation during which the riders do a form of obstacle course. What exactly is working equitation?
Emily Bennett, Nottinghamshire
Caroline says: Working equitation, like eventing, is made up of three phases: dressage, ease of handling and a speed test. At international level there is also a fourth phase — cattle penning.
The videos you watched are probably from the ease of handling phase. This is a course madeoriginally designed around displaying the skills required by horses who were used in the countryside for jobs such as working cattle or livestock, plus it is meant to highlight the partnership between horse and rider.
