PhD, Associate Professor E.S. Inozemtseva
National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk

Objective of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of use by the dressage athletes of the special means of hurdle race training at the sport excellence stage.
Methods and structure of the study. The subject of the study was the special means of hurdle race training of dressage athletes. The educational experiment was conducted from September through May 2019 on the basis of the "Jockey" equestrian club, Tomsk. The Experimental Group subjects were trained using the special means of hurdle race training combined with the elements of dressage to develop the tactile sensation of the horseback rider, improve the rider's mounting and his ability to use the means of control over the horse. In addition to the execution of the hurdle race technical elements by the competitor during the training session, particular attention was paid to the improvement of the technique of execution of the dressage elements. We considered such criteria of technical performance of the mentioned elements as relaxedness of the horse, pulling against the reins, equilibrium, impulse, and upright set. The effectiveness of use of the special means of hurdle race training of the dressage athletes was evaluated in the technical fitness tests (small circle tests) conducted in the Experimental and Control Group before and after the educational experiment.
Results and conclusions. It is shown that the use of the experimental means of hurdle race training combined with the elements of dressage contributes to the improvement of equestrian athletes' technical skills in the small circle tests at the sport excellence stage, thus forming the basis of their technical fitness. The data obtained can be recommended for use in equestrian sport to train dressage athletes at the sport excellence stage to improve their technical fitness, without which equestrian competitions cannot be effective.

Keywords: equestrian sport, dressage, hurdle race means, small circle tests, training process, technical fitness.

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