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Reining is a western riding competition for horses in which the riders guide the horses through a precise pattern of circles, spins, and stops. All work is done at the lope, or the gallop. Originating
A competitor performing the sliding stop, one of the signature and most crowd-pleasing moves of a reining horse
Circles are performed at speed
The spin is one of the most difficult and crowd-pleasing maneuvers
A proper sliding stop requires a horse to keep its head down, back rounded, hindquarters well underneath the body, and to "walk" with the front legs as the hind legs slide.
The International Federation for Equestrian Sports is the international governing body of equestrian sports. The FEI came into being following the Olympic Congress in Lausanne in 1921 from May 28 to M
Reining
…divisions at one time were limited to horses that were only 3 and, sometimes, 4 years old. Expansion to age five parallels the standards set by the FEI and in endurance competitions, recognizing that the physical and mental development of most young horses is not considered complete until that time…
FEI headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland