EC governs eight FEI disciplines: dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show jumping, Para-equestrian, and vaulting.

[1] Two of the FEI disciplines have remained independent of EC: horseball[2] and tent pegging.

It does not regulate the non-FEI disciplines of classical dressage, horse racing, polo, or rodeo sports.

The organisation changed its name and logo in June 2016 in an effort to clarify its mandate to the horse community and the general public.

Unpredictable terrain of the countryside deemed horses necessary to manoeuvre creeks, ditches, walls and fences.

The LTED 2.0 model looks to create a clear route for equestrian athletes to follow, whether they look to compete at the top level, or ride recreationally.

The stages in which the athlete is in depends on the development of their physical, mental and social skills.

[7] The National Hunter Derby encourages horses and riders of all experience to take on the challenging tracks.

[9] This represents the highest Canadian equestrian achievement at any Summer Games in the history of the Olympic movement.

[10] Damagingly in a bilingual and multicultural country, the sport has been portrayed in certain media as being controlled by white, anglophone, "old boys and girls," for whom money is more important than talent or good sportsmanship.

[12] This same study determined that horse use by these individuals was partitioned equally among recreation, sport and breeding.

[14] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, EC's then president Michael Gallagher issued a press release thanking the FEI after it had disqualified Canadian showjumping rider Tiffany Foster under controversial circumstances.