Working Equitation (WE) is a fun discipline that any horse breed & rider from any discipline can get involved in. Welcome to the Taranaki Working Equitation! What combines the beauty of dressage, the thrill of speed events, the precision of a trail class, and the skill set of a working ranch, stock or farm horse? That would be working equitation, a discipline popular in Europe and rapidly gaining
traction in the U.S, Australia and New Zealand. Founded in the mid-1990s in Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy, this international sport showcases the equitation techniques developed in countries that use horses to do ranch or/and livestock work. Working Equitation Flatwork (Dressage) and Ease of Handling phases are designed to promote ethical training and competing, long the classical style and philosophy, that has the horses education and welfare its core. Working Equitation (WE) is a fun discipline that any horse bred & rider from any discipline can get involved in. Horses love learning and undertake a task especially with a rider that is prepared to understand them.... Enjoy the journey and have fun
