Equestrian sports are exciting for both spectators and participants. The different types of events are as varied as people's interests. Common equestrian events include English hunter and jumper shows, Western rodeos, polo matches, and thoroughbred racing. English riding is a formal style that originates back to fox hunts in England. Riders typically wear breeches, tall leather boots, collared shirt and ratcatcher jacket. In competition, riders are judged on equitation, proper positioning of body and ability to control the horse through a series of gait changes, as well as ability to jump a series of fences on a course. Jumping competitions also include timed events, either on a fence course in an arena or through a natural course, where style is not as important as speed. Jumping events a