I ride horses competitively sometimes, it's also known as dressage.
That is very cool. It looks very fun.
It's considered a very honorable and prestigious sport, also known as the highest expression of horse training.
I did not know that. How long have people been riding competitively? 
I'm not sure exactly, but I think the history is long. It's even a sport at the Olympics and World Equestrian Games.
What kind of equestrian events are there in the Olympics?
Equestrian at the Summer Olympics
Equestrianism made its Summer Olympics debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. It disappeared until 1912, but has appeared at every Summer Olympic Games since. The current Olympic equestrian disciplines are Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping. In each discipline, both individual and team medals are awarded. Women and men compete together on equal terms.
Equestrian disciplines and the equestrian component of Modern Pentathlon are also the only Olympic events that involve animals. The horse is considered as much an athlete as
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