Across
- 2. The western phrasing for equitation. The horse and rider may be asked to do a pattern in the class.
- 4. This riding, developed in the United States, Canada, and Australia from the work done on cattle ranches, was originally modeled after the riding styles of the Mexican Vaqueros.
- 8. A remarkable combination fo art, equitation, competitive sport, and training. It can be defined as the practice of "classical horsemanship," and further described as the art of training a horse to perform precise exercise in a balanced, supple, athletic, and responsive manner. The word means "training" in French.
- 10. These classes ask a horse to quietly manure over several obstacles, which may include a bridge, a gate or trotting over poles.
- 11. This event pits a team of three riders against a herd of 30 often uncooperative cattle. The team must select out a designated two fo cows (marked with large numbers) and move them from one end of the arena to a pen at the other end.
- 12. These classes are judged on how graceful and well-conformed a horse can clear a jump course with no faults. Time is not a factor.
Down
- 1. These classes are judged on the horse's conformation, quality and breed type. The horse is shown in-hand.
- 3. this is a western class that is judged on how soft and responsive the horse is. Horses should be shown on a loose rein with nice pleasant gaits.
- 5. In these classes, horse and rider are asked to complete a pattern, which includes spins, rollbacks and sliding stops
- 6. These classes are judged on how fast a horse can jump a course. The fastest clean round wins.
- 7. These classes are competitive events in which handlers are judged on their mastery of the skills required to show a horse at halter. The horse's quality and conformation are not considered, except as a reflection of the handler's ability to show the horse to its best advantage. Most are asked to perform a pattern that demonstrates mastery of basic handling skills, such as walk and trot in hand, back, turns of various degrees, and setup.
- 9. The formal art and practice of riding horses. This involves maintaining the body position that is considered correct for the type of riding involved; making appropriate use of "body aids," meaning the hands, legs, seat and upper torso; and demonstrating the mental composure necessary to control the horse and correct any mistakes he may make.
- 10. In this very popular Western competition, two riders work together to rope a steer.