Roadster (horse)

This article is about horse driving competition. For other uses, see Roadster (disambiguation).

Actual roadsters in eastern Europe, from which modern show and racing competitions derived.

Roadster is a type of driving competition for horses and ponies where the horse and exhibitor appear in equipment similar to that used in harness racing. It is derived from the historical use of certain horses hitched to light carts that traveled quickly from one place to another, often racing on ordinary dirt roads, hence the name. The term is also used to describe the horse used for such competition. Horses pull a light sulky and drivers wear racing silks. However, the exhibitors do not race. Instead, they perform in an arena at horse shows at trotting gaits that include a slow jog, a medium speed "road gait," and a rapid and long-strided but controlled trot referred to as showing "at speed." Animals are evaluated on performance and manners.

This type of class is particularly popular in Shetland pony and Morgan horse breed shows.

Equestrian activities

Main articles: Equestrianism Equitation

FEI disciplines, Olympic	Dressage Eventing Show jumping

FEI disciplines, non-Olympic	Combined driving Endurance Horseball Reining Tent pegging Vaulting Para-equestrian

Horse racing	Flat racing Harness racing Point-to-point Steeplechase Thoroughbred horse racing

Team sports	Buzkashi Cowboy polo Equestrian drill team Jereed (cirit) Pato Polo Polocrosse Team chasing

Games with horses	Barrel racing Carrera de cintas Corrida de sortija Dzhigitovka Equine agility Gymkhana (equestrian) Keyhole race Kyz kuu Mounted games O-Mok-See Pole bending Skijoring

Driving sports	Ban'ei racing Carriage driving Chuckwagon racing Draft horse showing Fine harness Horse pulling Pleasure driving Roadster Scurry driving

Working stock sports	Acoso y derribo Australian rodeo Breakaway roping Calf roping Campdrafting Charreada Chilean rodeo Coleo Cutting Deporte de lazo Goat tying Jineteada gaucha Ranch sorting Rodeo Saddle bronc and bareback riding Steer wrestling Team penning Team roping Working cow horse

Weaponry	Cowboy mounted shooting Jousting Mounted archery Pig sticking Yabusame

Horse show and exhibition disciplines	Classical dressage English pleasure Halter (horse show) Horse showmanship Hunt seat Saddle seat Show hack Show hunter Show hunter (British) Sidesaddle Stunt riding Trail (horse show) Western dressage Western pleasure Western riding (horse show)

Regional and breed-specific disciplines	Camargue equitation Doma menorquina Doma vaquera Icelandic equitation Working equitation

Field sports	Competitive trail riding Cross-country Field hunter Fox hunting Hunter pacing Mounted orienteering Pleasure riding Trail riding TREC

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