Working Equitation USA

The discipline of Working Equitation was created with the objective of promoting the different types of equitation techniques developed in countries that use the riding horse to work in the fields, on farms, and with livestock. The aim is to preserve and perpetuate not only this type of equitation but also the cultural traditions of each country and their horses. The four founder countries of Working Equitation were Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy. Now this discipline is practiced in many countries like Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, Brazil,and now in the United States! Each country has it's own rules for it's National levels but the rules for International competitions are the same for all countries. The USA WE rules were created for our country's riders along with Internationally accepted rules and input from the World Association of Working Equitation..