EquestrAsian Sports Association of Maryland

02/11/2024

Happy Lunar New Year!

02/06/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/MT5z6ox7kbm1vuuL/?mibextid=oFDknk

The well-used saddle, dated to more than 2,400 years ago, displays skilled leather- and needlework. Its placement suggests its owner was on a final ride.

12/12/2023

Scenes from our October Embassy Night at the Washington International Horse Show. International jumpers, good food, and a wonderful tour of the Prince George's Equestrian Center !

10/14/2023

Our wonderful partner barn in Poolesville, Maryland!

https://www.facebook.com/100077448807561/posts/343464111578546/?mibextid=Nif5oz

10/03/2023

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=709159921251302&id=100064719006746&mibextid=Nif5oz

10/03/2023

China for the 🥇!!! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=712501507588170&id=100064849801811&mibextid=Nif5oz

Team China made history for Chinese equestrian sport as the eventing competition at the 19th Asian Games concluded by winning gold in both the individual and team events. This is the first time that the

10/02/2023

Woohoo!!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=712038397634481&id=100064849801811&mibextid=Nif5oz

Team China remains in the lead following the cross country element of the Eventing competition at the Hangzhou Asian Games. China’s Alex Hua Tian leads the individual competition with 27, just 0.9 less than Thailand’s

09/26/2023

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=704531591714135&id=100064719006746&mibextid=Nif5oz

We look ahead to all the action...

08/26/2023

A very special EquestrAsian Sports Association of Maryland Horse Racing Day today at the Maryland State Fair ! Members of our community got to learn about racing and we even had a race named after the Association, with all present posing for a photo in the winner's circle! Our community members then also got to enjoy the fair and visit the Maryland Horse Industry Board Horseland tent!

07/18/2023

That's right, the earliest evidence of saddles and stirrups comes from southwestern and Central Asia!

, from the Americas and into Europe through the Bering land bridge, now the Bering Strait. Then they became extinct in the Americas, only to be re-introduced by the Spaniards starting in 1493.

Horses are an important element of many Asian cultures, and Asia was essential to the continued evolution of horses and their breeds.

https://www.horsenation.com/2023/07/18/summer-school-evolution-of-the-saddle/?fbclid=IwAR0qBSmH2g7jnJCVA7hqZHpj2FgppKiSHlsX9RJgDXmNGdR_eyNnMGtY1HY

The evolution of the saddle spans thousands of years, and it has undergone significant changes in design, materials, and functionality. The exact origins of the first saddle are not precisely known. However, evidence suggests that the earliest known saddle-like equipment can be traced back to the an...