Rules by form of the sport
- The dressage testDressage rules · What is dressage, and what are the horse and rider doing?
- The arena and its lettersDressage rules · How big is a dressage arena, and what are the letters for?
- Entering the arenaDressage rules · What happens between the bell and the start of a dressage test?
- Marks out of tenDressage rules · How are dressage movements marked?
- The percentage scoreDressage rules · How is a dressage percentage worked out?
- Errors of courseDressage rules · What happens if a dressage rider goes wrong or forgets the test?
- Technical faultsDressage rules · What small penalties are there in dressage apart from riding mistakes?
- EliminationDressage rules · What gets a horse and rider eliminated from a dressage test?
- The freestyle to musicDressage rules · How is the dressage freestyle to music judged?
- Grand Prix, Special and FreestyleDressage rules · How do the team and individual competitions work at a dressage championship?
- The judges and the supervisory panelDressage rules · Who judges dressage, and can a judge's marks be corrected?
- Dress and tackDressage rules · What do dressage riders have to wear, and what equipment is allowed on the horse?
- Horses, ages and who may rideDressage rules · How old must a dressage horse and rider be, and who is allowed to ride the horse at a show?
- The three testsEventing rules · What is eventing, and how is it scored?
- Formats and star levelsEventing rules · What do "long format", "short format" and the stars mean in eventing?
- The dressage test in eventingEventing rules · How is the dressage scored in eventing?
- The jumping test in eventingEventing rules · How does the show jumping work in eventing?
- The final score and tiesEventing rules · How is the overall result worked out in eventing, and how are ties broken?
- Horse inspections and welfareEventing rules · What is the "trot-up" in eventing, and when can a horse be withdrawn by the officials?
- The cross-country courseEventing rules · What is the cross-country in eventing, and what are the fences like?
- The optimum timeEventing rules · How do time penalties work on the cross-country?
- Refusals, run-outs and circlesEventing rules · What does a refusal cost on the cross-country?
- Missing a flagEventing rules · What happens if a horse jumps a narrow fence but knocks the flag or goes half outside it?
- Frangible fencesEventing rules · What is a frangible fence, and why is there a penalty for breaking one?
- Falls and horses in difficultyEventing rules · What happens if a rider or horse falls on the cross-country?
- Dangerous ridingEventing rules · What is "dangerous riding" in eventing, and what is the penalty?
- Starting, being stopped and overtakingEventing rules · How does a cross-country round start, and what happens if a rider is held up on the course?
- The roundJumping rules · How does show jumping work, and how is it scored?
- Knock-downsJumping rules · What counts as knocking a fence down in show jumping?
- Refusals and run-outsJumping rules · What happens when a horse refuses a fence?
- The time allowedJumping rules · How do time penalties work in show jumping?
- The bell, the flags and the startJumping rules · What do the bell and the red and white flags mean in show jumping?
- The course and going wrongJumping rules · What happens if a rider jumps the wrong fence or misses one out?
- FallsJumping rules · What happens if a rider or horse falls in show jumping?
- EliminationJumping rules · What gets a rider eliminated in show jumping?
- Fences, spreads and combinationsJumping rules · What kinds of fences are there in show jumping, and how big can they be?
- The water jumpJumping rules · How is the water jump judged in show jumping?
- The jump-offJumping rules · What is a jump-off in show jumping?
- Speed classes and Table CJumping rules · What is Table C in show jumping?
- The Nations Cup and team scoringJumping rules · How does team show jumping work?
- Helmet, dress and outside helpJumping rules · What must show jumpers wear, and what help are they allowed in the arena?