Different Jobs For Horses

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Different Jobs For Horses

All over the world, horses are used for a number of different jobs, ranging from working on the farm to jumping human sized jumps! Here is a slideshow for us to give tribute to…
driving horse
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Different Jobs For Horses

This form of driving is a timed course filled with obsticles.
endurance horse
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Different Jobs For Horses

Endurance racing is a race over many miles that takes a lot of skill and planning.
race horses
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Different Jobs For Horses

Horse racing is a major international industry, watched in almost every nation of the world.
barrel racing
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Different Jobs For Horses

Barrel Racing is a form of western riding that times how quickly you can get around a course of obsticles.
polo horses
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Different Jobs For Horses

Another common equine sport is polo. Polo does not judge the horse itself, but rather the use of the horse as a partner for human competitors as a necessary part of the game.
vaulting horse
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Different Jobs For Horses

Some horses are used as vaulting horses, in which people do gymnastics on their backs while they are moving.
farm horses
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Different Jobs For Horses

To this day, horses are still used on the farm.
steeple chasing horses
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Different Jobs For Horses

There are three types. One is steeple chasing which is racing over jumps.
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Different Jobs For Horses

Some horses are also used in the circus as well as other forms of entertainment.