Rider performance research explores key factors influencing equestrian athlete performance, including discipline-specific physiological demands and rider perceptions of themselves as athletes. This research complements the extensive history of equine performance research. This study aimed to investigate the unmounted exercise habits of Australian adult equestrians and the perceptions they have about themselves as athletes and fitness in relation to riding performance within the disciplines of dressage, show jumping, and eventing. A 25-question anonymous online survey yielded 454 complete responses, from dressage (n = 332, 70.9%), eventing (n = 80, 17.6%), and show jumping (n = 52, 11.5%) adult riders across all levels of experience and competition (including non-competing individuals). Overall, 78.4% (n = 356) participated in regular exercise; however, of these only 58.1% (n = 207) engaged in rider-specific exercise. A chi-squared analysis revealed significant differences between the proportion of riders who engage in rider-specific exercise (
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Rider performance research explores key factors influencing equestrian athlete performance, including discipline-specific physiological demands and rider perceptions of themselves as athletes. This research complements the extensive history of equine performance research. This study aimed to investigate the unmounted exercise habits of Australian adult equestrians and the perceptions they have about themselves as athletes and fitness in relation to riding performance within the disciplines of dressage, show jumping, and eventing. A 25-question anonymous online survey yielded 454 complete responses, from dressage (n = 332, 70.9%), eventing (n = 80, 17.6%), and show jumping (n = 52, 11.5%) adult riders across all levels of experience and competition (including non-competing individuals). Overall, 78.4% (n = 356) participated in regular exercise; however, of these only 58.1% (n = 207) engaged in rider-specific exercise. A chi-squared analysis revealed significant differences between the proportion of riders who engage in rider-specific exercise (
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