Mounted orienteering

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mounted orienteering is the practice of orienteering while riding a horse or other riding animal.

Contents

[edit] History

Mounted orienteering was an important function of cavalry units and today remains an important skill for mounted search and rescue.

[edit] Competitive sport

Competitive mounted orienteering (CMO) is organized and sanctioned by several equestrian sport associations. These include the (United States) National Association of Competitive Mounted Orienteering (NACMO) and (European) Techniques de Randonnée Équestre de Compétition (TREC). Although these associations' competition rules vary significantly, all require horsemanship and the ability to read a map and use a compass. Apart from the use of map and compass, there is little in common between these equestrian sports and orienteering as defined by the International Orienteering Federation.

American mounted orienteering competitions resemble rogaining in that competitors choose the order in which to seek control points, and resemble treasure hunting in that once in the vicinity of a control point the task is to search for (rather than navigate to) a landmark and from there follow a compass heading to the control point. European (TREC style) mounted orienteering competitions resemble competitive trail riding and pace racing in that the task is to follow exactly a prescribed route in a prescribed time.

[edit] External links

[edit] Sanctioning bodies in Europe

[edit] Sanctioning bodies in North America

This sports-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
 This horse article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Languages