I'm tired and sore from riding horses all day. Hi, how are you?
Oh yes, I see you are already conversant with Equestrianism.  It relates  to the skill of riding, driving, steeplechasing or vaulting with horses.
Yes it can be all of that and more. My friend and I train them for shows and we ride them a lot too.
Yes, if we delve deeper  we can describe it as  the use of horses for sports especially the competitive ones,  practical working purposes, transportation etc
She has a business training them for shows. I work for her so I don't make as much money.
Some level of work must be done with the horse as they are  are trained and ridden for practical working purposes such as in police work
Yes a lot of hard work goes into it and they have to be treated right and not abused. They are also very smart animals.
These days, I see that equestrianism  is  more used for competitive sports, dressage and other similar of such
They are used for a lot of different shows, competitions and performances. Sometimes we just like to ride them for hours out in the country.
police work or for controlling herd animals on a ranch. They are also used in competitive sports including dressage, endurance riding, eventing, reining, show jumping, tent pegging, vaulting, polo, horse racing, driving, and rodeo (see additional equestrian sports listed later in this article for more examples). Some popular forms of competition are grouped together at horse shows where horses perform in a wide variety of disciplines. Horses (and other equids such as mules) are used for non-competitive recreational riding such as
Equestrianism
Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), more often known as horse riding (British English) or horseback riding (American English), refers to the skill and sport of riding, driving, steeplechasing or vaulting with horses. This broad description includes the use of horses for practical working purposes, transportation, recreational activities, artistic or cultural exercises, and competitive sport.
Overview of equestrian activities.
Horses are trained and ridden for practical working purposes, such as in