Equestrian disciplines in Bulgaria

Nadejda Lukanova

Abstract: Abstract: Equine sport in Bulgaria includes some disciplines – jumping, eventing, dressage, and endurance. Some of them have a rule, the issue of Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). The horses involved in competitions are warmblood European and Bulgarian breeds. They are less common in coldblooded breeds. The most popular breeds are Holsteiner and KWPN. On Bulgarian horse breeds most common are Bulgarian sport horse and Eastbulgarian. The number of competitions, jockeys and horses are similar in the last five years.

Keywords: dressage; endurance; equine sport; eventing; jumping

Date published: 2020-06-04