Getting in and around some major activities within the lot of horse games might easily fend off non-enthusiast and casual gamers by the simple hindrance of the jargon terms (usually used in horse raising industry) and the relative lack of introduction and familiarity with the pertaining methods, and exercises therein.

In this short article, we'll tackle the usual "Competitions" found within a lot of horse game titles, and introduce pertaining terms used within.

When it comes to tackling horse competitions, the list could go on forever with all different variations, and categories. Mainly in horse games though, we get to encounter the different major leagues of competitions such as those inclined to Olympic disciplines (like Dressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping), racing events (like the varieties of Flat racing, and Steeplechase or Obstacle race), team sports (like Polo), and Rodeo.

Spanning across the different titles that we have covered in the past, we will elaborate on the major leagues that we usually bump into horse game titles. To get us started with the list, we’ll tackle the different Olympic disciplines. Games that list these types of events usually share a reflex tapping type of game to showcase the relative performance of a horse in the pertaining tourney. Games like Ride: Equestrian Challenge for example offers quite the number of Olympic disciplines like dressage.

Dressage is occasionally referred to as "Horse Ballet”. Its fundamental purpose is to develop, a horse's natural athletic ability and willingness to perform in a strict and synchronized display of gymnastic tricks – in response to its skilled rider's aid. Other disciplines include Show Jumping – which is an event held in a course with given jump poles to pass and jumped through (by the horse and its rider). There is also the “Eventing” – also known as Horse Trails, where a horse gets to compete against the combination of three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping in a single combined performance.

Most familiar among the horse competitions in horse games are the horse races. Mainly varying with the limiting factor of enlisting a specific breed of horse for the tourneys (e.g. Thoroughbred racing), there are also several more varieties actually found in different horse games. Among them are the different Flat racing competitions that minutely vary in their distances, and types of tracks they cover (dirt, or grass). Other than that, Steeplechase or Obstacle race is also featured in some horse race games.

In many of these games you are able to control every aspect of the training and management of the horses that you own prior to enlisting them into the different competitions. With this, not only can you choose the disciplines that they would maximize their potentials into – but also the run you through the exact fun and entertaining methods and activities therein – performed upon enlisting to these kinds of events and competitions.

All of these things we have covered should now provide you with a general idea of what you’d expect from a pertaining competition and event, but is still all up to you how to train your horse, and continuously improve on your regimen - towards besting the different competitions.