A beautiful, smooth sliding stop for instance will gain extra points. Minus point are given when the horse opens its mouth too much or keeps its head too high when making a sliding stop.

The rider had to know his horse very well. He should know which parts of the matches will gain him extra points.

Apart from that the rider should of course pay a lot of attention to his own attitude and actions.For instance a combination is disqualified if the prescribed track is not ridden.

Freestyle Reining

At Freestyle Reining the participants are often dressed up and the test is accompanied with music. Every participant may put together his own track. There are obligatory parts, but the order in which to do them is up to the rider. The test should last at least 1 minute and 4 minutes at the most.

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