Cross Country**

There are 4 kinds of competitions in the world of an equestrian. There is the show jumping competition, dressage, gymkana and cross country jumping.

Cross country equestrian jumping is an endurance test, and is one of the three phases of the sport of eventing; it may also be a competition in its own right, known as hunter trials or simply "cross-country" - these tend to be lower level, local competition.

In laymans terms cross country jumping is an event in the equestrian world where the horse and the rider go through a jumping course with the terrain of a usual forrest or rather gives you a countryside feel.

I personally have never joined a cross country jumping show but i have tried to complete one. it may look easier than the usual bars that are set up just for jumping shows but you'd actually be surprised jumps there wider and some of them actually contian jumping over water like streams or ponds.