马术，是中国古代流行久远的运动项目之一，主要有赛马、马上技巧和戏马等形式。汉代的马术活动较兴盛。唐代时期，马术在宫廷中已成为一种娱乐项目，并有了新的发现。明清之际，无论是民间，还是军中，马术的比赛和表演活动更盛，反映了中国历代马上运动的发展和马术表演的高度水平。
Equestrian sports
Equestrian sports, including polo, horse racing and performances on horseback, were already in existence during the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220) and became a favourite sport with the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) courts. During the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) times, they were quite popular both among the populace and imperial troops.
画中描绘二骑者正在驰马比赛的情景。
A horse race in a carved Han brick excavated in Zhengzhou, Henan Province.
Performances on horse: A Temple mural
这是一幅反映仕女赛马的画面。（杨肇祉《唐诗艳逸品》4册著录，明天启元年吴兴闵氏刊）
Part of the Ming painting “One Hundred Beauties” shows that horse racing was popular among women a the time.
此为一陶质彩绘马戏俑。所戏之马为两艺人扮演，马上骑者正作表演状，造型别具情趣。
A Tang porcelain figurine excavated in 1960 in Turpan, Xinjiang, showing one riding a horse by two persons.
这是一幅反映马术和戏象表演的壁画。图中一人立于象背上，一人立于奔驰的马背上，动作从容而稳健。
Performances on horse and elephant: A mural at Chongshan Temlpe in Taiyuan ,shanxi Province, built in the Ming Dynasty.