English riding

English bridles also vary in style based on discipline, but most feature some type of cavesson noseband as well as closed reins, buckled together at the ends, that prevents them from dropping on the ground if a rider becomes unseated.

Clothing for riders in competition is usually based on traditional needs from which a specific style of riding developed, but most standards require, as a minimum, boots; breeches or jodhpurs; a shirt with some form of tie or stock; a hat, cap, or equestrian helmet; and a jacket.

The competitions include dressage, endurance, eventing, horse racing, horseball, polo, polocrosse, show jumping, and tent pegging.

The other major style is Saddle seat, a discipline created in North America to exhibit dramatic, high-stepping breeds of horses.

In addition to the international events listed in the previous section, the broad categories of English riding competition seen primarily within the United States and Canada are: "Show events" or Competition in the UK and Australia, in addition to the international events listed above, include other types of hack, riding, and equipment classes, such as: In addition, most of these disciplines in all nations feature an equitation division in which riders are judged on their form and style.