Dressage

Dressage is also a very popular Equestrian event.
Dressage consists completely of flat work, there is no jumping involved.
Similar to show jumping, Dressage has many different levels. In the begging levels the rider will only be asked to do the basics such as walk, trot, canter, circles, and loops.
As the rider progresses you will be able to compete in the more advanced levels, which ask you to do more complicated things such as walk pirouettes, canter canters, turn on the forehand etc..
When competing in dressage you will be asked to memorize a dressage test (the difficulty of the test will rely on your experience.) A dressage test is approximately 2 minutes long.
You will be judged on you position:
-Always keep your heels down
-Head up
-shoulders back
-elbows bent
Your horse will be judged on:
-Being round
-Moving forward
-bending on the loops and circles
Dressage is a great event for both you and your horse to stay fit and build muscle. Doing dressage will also help improve your jumping skills. Dressage helps to improve your position and can also help your horse to develop endurance and allow him to stretch out his legs.
Therefore, if you want to improve on jumping, doing a bit of dressage a few times a month will definitely help you and you horse.