Equestrian sports
disciplines & pathways
BTSC offers training in two major disciplines of the Olympics. They are dressage and show jumping.
Dressage
Dressage is all about the rider working in harmony with their horse, developing suppleness, flexibility, obedience and athleticism – which ultimately help make a horse more pleasant to ride. Dressage as a concept dates back to 350 AD, and it has its roots in battle – a better trained horse would be more effective and efficient on the battlefield. Over time, this developed into a way of demonstrating horsemanship, as well as the relationship between horse and rider.
Show Jumping
​In Show Jumping, athletes ride a horse over a set of jumps in numerical order, scoring penalties (also known as “faults”) if they knock down any jumps or the horse refuses to go over a jump. The winner is generally the athlete with the lowest score in the fastest time. It is a test of a rider’s skill and a horse’s ability.
Pathways
We are guided by the rules of the Federation International Equestré (FEI)
and the test structure of Equestrian Australia (EA). Chart your riding goals today!